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By the Year

In 2025 there have been 9 vulnerabilities in VMware Cloud Foundation with an average score of 7.0 out of ten. Last year, in 2024 Cloud Foundation had 13 security vulnerabilities published. If vulnerabilities keep coming in at the current rate, it appears that number of security vulnerabilities in Cloud Foundation in 2025 could surpass last years number. Last year, the average CVE base score was greater by 0.13




Year Vulnerabilities Average Score
2025 9 6.98
2024 13 7.10
2023 8 7.40
2022 21 7.11
2021 40 7.25
2020 13 6.77
2019 1 7.50
2018 0 0.00

It may take a day or so for new Cloud Foundation vulnerabilities to show up in the stats or in the list of recent security vulnerabilties. Additionally vulnerabilities may be tagged under a different product or component name.

Recent VMware Cloud Foundation Security Vulnerabilities

VMware Cloud Foundation contains a missing authorisation vulnerability

CVE-2025-41231 - May 20, 2025

VMware Cloud Foundation contains a missing authorisation vulnerability. A malicious actor with access to VMware Cloud Foundation appliance may be able to perform certain unauthorised actions and access limited sensitive information.

VMware ESXi, and Workstation contain a TOCTOU (Time-of-Check Time-of-Use) vulnerability that leads to an out-of-bounds write

CVE-2025-22224 8.2 - High - March 04, 2025

VMware ESXi, and Workstation contain a TOCTOU (Time-of-Check Time-of-Use) vulnerability that leads to an out-of-bounds write. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.

VMware ESXi contains an arbitrary write vulnerability

CVE-2025-22225 8.2 - High - March 04, 2025

VMware ESXi contains an arbitrary write vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process may trigger an arbitrary kernel write leading to an escape of the sandbox.

Write-what-where Condition

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds read in HGFS

CVE-2025-22226 6 - Medium - March 04, 2025

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds read in HGFS. A malicious actor with administrative privileges to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to leak memory from the vmx process.

VMware Aria Operations for Logs contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability

CVE-2025-22219 9 - Critical - January 30, 2025

VMware Aria Operations for Logs contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges may be able to inject a malicious script that (can perform stored cross-site scripting) may lead to arbitrary operations as admin user.

VMware Aria Operations for Logs contains a privilege escalation vulnerability

CVE-2025-22220 5.4 - Medium - January 30, 2025

VMware Aria Operations for Logs contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges and network access to Aria Operations for Logs API may be able to perform certain operations in the context of an admin user.

VMware Aria Operation for Logs contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability

CVE-2025-22221 4.8 - Medium - January 30, 2025

VMware Aria Operation for Logs contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. A malicious actor with admin privileges to VMware Aria Operations for Logs may be able to inject a malicious script that could be executed in a victim's browser when performing a delete action in the Agent Configuration.

VMware Aria Operations contains an information disclosure vulnerability

CVE-2025-22222 6.5 - Medium - January 30, 2025

VMware Aria Operations contains an information disclosure vulnerability. A malicious user with non-administrative privileges may exploit this vulnerability to retrieve credentials for an outbound plugin if a valid service credential ID is known.

VMware Aria Operations for Logs contains an information disclosure vulnerability

CVE-2025-22218 7.7 - High - January 30, 2025

VMware Aria Operations for Logs contains an information disclosure vulnerability. A malicious actor with View Only Admin permissions may be able to read the credentials of a VMware product integrated with VMware Aria Operations for Logs

VMware Aria Operations contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability

CVE-2024-38830 7.8 - High - November 26, 2024

VMware Aria Operations contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges may trigger this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root user on the appliance running VMware Aria Operations.

VMware Aria Operations contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability

CVE-2024-38831 7.8 - High - November 26, 2024

VMware Aria Operations contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability.  A malicious actor with local administrative privileges can insert malicious commands into the properties file to escalate privileges to  a root user on the appliance running VMware Aria Operations.

VMware Aria Operations contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability

CVE-2024-38832 6.4 - Medium - November 26, 2024

VMware Aria Operations contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. A malicious actor with editing access to views may be able to inject malicious script leading to stored cross-site scripting in the product VMware Aria Operations.

VMware Aria Operations contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability

CVE-2024-38833 5.4 - Medium - November 26, 2024

VMware Aria Operations contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. A malicious actor with editing access to email templates might inject malicious script leading to stored cross-site scripting in the product VMware Aria Operations.

VMware Aria Operations contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability

CVE-2024-38834 4.8 - Medium - November 26, 2024

VMware Aria Operations contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. A malicious actor with editing access to cloud provider might be able to inject malicious script leading to stored cross-site scripting in the product VMware Aria Operations.

VMware Aria Automation does not apply correct input validation which allows for SQL-injection in the product

CVE-2024-22280 8.1 - High - July 11, 2024

VMware Aria Automation does not apply correct input validation which allows for SQL-injection in the product. An authenticated malicious user could enter specially crafted SQL queries and perform unauthorised read/write operations in the database.

SQL Injection

VMware ESXi contains an authentication bypass vulnerability

CVE-2024-37085 7.2 - High - June 25, 2024

VMware ESXi contains an authentication bypass vulnerability. A malicious actor with sufficient Active Directory (AD) permissions can gain full access to an ESXi host that was previously configured to use AD for user management https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2012/09/joining-vsphere-hosts-to-active-directory.html by re-creating the configured AD group ('ESXi Admins' by default) after it was deleted from AD.

authentification

The storage controllers on VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion have out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability

CVE-2024-22273 7.8 - High - May 21, 2024

The storage controllers on VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion have out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability. A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine with storage controllers enabled may exploit this issue to create a denial of service condition or execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine in conjunction with other issues.

Out-of-bounds Read

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller

CVE-2024-22253 6.7 - Medium - March 05, 2024

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host. On ESXi, the exploitation is contained within the VMX sandbox whereas, on Workstation and Fusion, this may lead to code execution on the machine where Workstation or Fusion is installed.

VMware ESXi contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability

CVE-2024-22254 8.2 - High - March 05, 2024

VMware ESXi contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process may trigger an out-of-bounds write leading to an escape of the sandbox.

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller

CVE-2024-22255 - March 05, 2024

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with administrative access to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to leak memory from the vmx process.  

VMware Aria Operations contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability

CVE-2024-22235 6.7 - Medium - February 21, 2024

VMware Aria Operations contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative access to the local system can escalate privileges to 'root'.

Aria Automation contains a Missing Access Control vulnerability

CVE-2023-34063 8.3 - High - January 16, 2024

Aria Automation contains a Missing Access Control vulnerability. An authenticated malicious actor may exploit this vulnerability leading to unauthorized access to remote organizations and workflows.

AuthZ

VMware Aria Operations contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability

CVE-2023-34043 6.7 - Medium - September 27, 2023

VMware Aria Operations contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative access to the local system can escalate privileges to 'root'.

Improper Privilege Management

VMware Workspace ONE Access and VMware Identity Manager contain an insecure redirect vulnerability

CVE-2023-20884 6.1 - Medium - May 30, 2023

VMware Workspace ONE Access and VMware Identity Manager contain an insecure redirect vulnerability. An unauthenticated malicious actor may be able to redirect a victim to an attacker controlled domain due to improper path handling leading to sensitive information disclosure.

Open Redirect

VMware Aria Operations contains a privilege escalation vulnerability

CVE-2023-20877 8.8 - High - May 12, 2023

VMware Aria Operations contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. An authenticated malicious user with ReadOnly privileges can perform code execution leading to privilege escalation.

VMware Aria Operations contains a deserialization vulnerability

CVE-2023-20878 7.2 - High - May 12, 2023

VMware Aria Operations contains a deserialization vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative privileges can execute arbitrary commands and disrupt the system.

Marshaling, Unmarshaling

VMware Aria Operations contains a Local privilege escalation vulnerability

CVE-2023-20879 6.7 - Medium - May 12, 2023

VMware Aria Operations contains a Local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative privileges in the Aria Operations application can gain root access to the underlying operating system.

VMware Aria Operations contains a privilege escalation vulnerability

CVE-2023-20880 6.7 - Medium - May 12, 2023

VMware Aria Operations contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative access to the local system can escalate privileges to 'root'.

VMware Aria Operations for Logs contains a deserialization vulnerability

CVE-2023-20864 9.8 - Critical - April 20, 2023

VMware Aria Operations for Logs contains a deserialization vulnerability. An unauthenticated, malicious actor with network access to VMware Aria Operations for Logs may be able to execute arbitrary code as root.

Marshaling, Unmarshaling

VMware Aria Operations for Logs contains a command injection vulnerability

CVE-2023-20865 7.2 - High - April 20, 2023

VMware Aria Operations for Logs contains a command injection vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative privileges in VMware Aria Operations for Logs can execute arbitrary commands as root.

Command Injection

VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager contain an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability

CVE-2022-31700 7.2 - High - December 14, 2022

VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager contain an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Important severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 7.2.

VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager contain a broken authentication vulnerability

CVE-2022-31701 5.3 - Medium - December 14, 2022

VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager contain a broken authentication vulnerability. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Moderate severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 5.3.

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

VMware ESXi contains a memory corruption vulnerability that exists in the way it handles a network socket

CVE-2022-31696 8.8 - High - December 13, 2022

VMware ESXi contains a memory corruption vulnerability that exists in the way it handles a network socket. A malicious actor with local access to ESXi may exploit this issue to corrupt memory leading to an escape of the ESXi sandbox.

Memory Corruption

The vCenter Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to the logging of credentials in plaintext

CVE-2022-31697 5.5 - Medium - December 13, 2022

The vCenter Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to the logging of credentials in plaintext. A malicious actor with access to a workstation that invoked a vCenter Server Appliance ISO operation (Install/Upgrade/Migrate/Restore) can access plaintext passwords used during that operation.

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

The vCenter Server contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the content library service

CVE-2022-31698 5.3 - Medium - December 13, 2022

The vCenter Server contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the content library service. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to trigger a denial-of-service condition by sending a specially crafted header.

VMware ESXi contains a heap-overflow vulnerability

CVE-2022-31699 3.3 - Low - December 13, 2022

VMware ESXi contains a heap-overflow vulnerability. A malicious local actor with restricted privileges within a sandbox process may exploit this issue to achieve a partial information disclosure.

Memory Corruption

VMware Cloud Foundation (NSX-V) contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability

CVE-2022-31678 9.1 - Critical - October 28, 2022

VMware Cloud Foundation (NSX-V) contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. On VCF 3.x instances with NSX-V deployed, this may allow a user to exploit this issue leading to a denial-of-service condition or unintended information disclosure.

XXE

VMware ESXi contains a null-pointer deference vulnerability

CVE-2022-31681 6.5 - Medium - October 07, 2022

VMware ESXi contains a null-pointer deference vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process only, may create a denial of service condition on the host.

NULL Pointer Dereference

The vCenter Server contains a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability

CVE-2022-22982 7.5 - High - July 13, 2022

The vCenter Server contains a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to 443 on the vCenter Server may exploit this issue by accessing a URL request outside of vCenter Server or accessing an internal service.

SSRF

VMware Workspace ONE Access

CVE-2022-22972 9.8 - Critical - May 20, 2022

VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting local domain users. A malicious actor with network access to the UI may be able to obtain administrative access without the need to authenticate.

VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager contain a privilege escalation vulnerability

CVE-2022-22973 7.8 - High - May 20, 2022

VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with local access can escalate privileges to 'root'.

VMware Workspace ONE Access

CVE-2022-22960 7.8 - High - April 13, 2022

VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions in support scripts. A malicious actor with local access can escalate privileges to 'root'.

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager contain a remote code execution vulnerability due to server-side template injection

CVE-2022-22954 9.8 - Critical - April 11, 2022

VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager contain a remote code execution vulnerability due to server-side template injection. A malicious actor with network access can trigger a server-side template injection that may result in remote code execution.

Code Injection

The vCenter Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to improper permission of files

CVE-2022-22948 6.5 - Medium - March 29, 2022

The vCenter Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to improper permission of files. A malicious actor with non-administrative access to the vCenter Server may exploit this issue to gain access to sensitive information.

Incorrect Default Permissions

VMware NSX Edge contains a CLI shell injection vulnerability

CVE-2022-22945 7.8 - High - February 16, 2022

VMware NSX Edge contains a CLI shell injection vulnerability. A malicious actor with SSH access to an NSX-Edge appliance can execute arbitrary commands on the operating system as root.

Shell injection

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a double-fetch vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller

CVE-2021-22041 6.7 - Medium - February 16, 2022

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a double-fetch vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the XHCI USB controller

CVE-2021-22040 6.7 - Medium - February 16, 2022

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the XHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.

Dangling pointer

ESXi contains a slow HTTP POST denial-of-service vulnerability in rhttpproxy

CVE-2021-22050 7.5 - High - February 16, 2022

ESXi contains a slow HTTP POST denial-of-service vulnerability in rhttpproxy. A malicious actor with network access to ESXi may exploit this issue to create a denial-of-service condition by overwhelming rhttpproxy service with multiple requests.

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

VMware ESXi contains an unauthorized access vulnerability due to VMX having access to settingsd authorization tickets

CVE-2021-22042 7.8 - High - February 16, 2022

VMware ESXi contains an unauthorized access vulnerability due to VMX having access to settingsd authorization tickets. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process only, may be able to access settingsd service running as a high privileged user.

AuthZ

VMware Cloud Foundation contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to logging of credentials in plain-text within multiple log files on the SDDC Manager

CVE-2022-22939 4.9 - Medium - February 04, 2022

VMware Cloud Foundation contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to logging of credentials in plain-text within multiple log files on the SDDC Manager. A malicious actor with root access on VMware Cloud Foundation SDDC Manager may be able to view credentials in plaintext within one or more log files.

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

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