CVE-2024-22270 HIGH

CVE-2024-22270

Vendor N/A
Product VMware Workstation
Published May 14, 2024
Last update August 15, 2024

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the Host Guest File Sharing (HGFS) functionality. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may be able to read privileged information contained in hypervisor memory from a virtual machine.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 14, 2024 CVE published
August 15, 2024 Record updated