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VMware
26 of 29 VMware CVEs in Patchfirst (90%) are in CISA KEVThe US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. A CVE is added when CISA has evidence that attackers are using it. of vulnerabilities exploited in the wild, 9 of them used by ransomware.
- CVEs
- 29
- In CISA KEV
- 2690%
- Known ransomware use
- 9
- Median days to KEV
- 82
- from publication
- Latest KEV listing
- 4 Mar 2025
Products
In KEVOther CVEs
- vCenter Server In KEV: 9 CVEs: 9
- ESXi In KEV: 3 CVEs: 3
- Multiple Products In KEV: 3 CVEs: 3
- Aria Operations for Networks In KEV: 1 CVEs: 1
- ESXi and Workstation In KEV: 1 CVEs: 1
- ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion In KEV: 1 CVEs: 1
- SD-WAN Edge In KEV: 1 CVEs: 1
- Spring Cloud Gateway In KEV: 1 CVEs: 1
- Spring Framework In KEV: 1 CVEs: 1
- Tools In KEV: 1 CVEs: 1
Top ATT&CK techniques
What attackers do with VMware CVEs- T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application CVEs: 15
- T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter CVEs: 9
- T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation CVEs: 5
- T1078Valid Accounts CVEs: 4
- T1611Escape to Host CVEs: 3
Counts are VMware CVEs linked to the technique. Each link’s provenance is on the CVE page.
VMware CVEs
29 CVEs, by priority- CVE-2022-22965Spring Framework JDK 9+ Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityVMware · Spring FrameworkKEVPublic exploitCritical · 9.8T1190Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1059Command and Scripting Interpreter2 reports99.6%Top 0.05%86.0priority
- CVE-2021-21972VMware vCenter Server Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityVMware · vCenter ServerKEVRansomwarePublic exploitCritical · 9.8T1190Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1059Command and Scripting Interpreter1 report99.9%Top 0.04%83.7priority
- CVE-2022-22954VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager Server-Side Template Injection VulnerabilityVMware · Workspace ONE Access and Identity ManagerKEVRansomwarePublic exploitCritical · 9.8T1505.003Web Shell>99.9%Top 0.01%79.9priority
- CVE-2021-22005VMware vCenter Server File Upload VulnerabilityVMware · vCenter ServerKEVRansomwarePublic exploitCritical · 9.8T1190Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1059Command and Scripting Interpreter>99.9%Top 0.01%79.9priority
- CVE-2021-21985VMware vCenter Server Improper Input Validation VulnerabilityVMware · vCenter ServerKEVRansomwarePublic exploitCritical · 9.8T1190Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1059Command and Scripting Interpreter>99.9%Top 0.01%79.9priority
- CVE-2020-3992VMware ESXi OpenSLP Use-After-Free Vulnerability83.0%Top 0.33%79.8priority
- CVE-2019-5544VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS OpenSLP Heap-Based Buffer Overflow VulnerabilityVMware · VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaSKEVRansomwarePublic exploitCritical · 9.8T1190Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1499.004Application or System Exploitation98.1%Top 0.09%79.8priority
- CVE-2021-21975VMware Server Side Request Forgery in vRealize Operations Manager APIVMware · vRealize Operations Manager APIKEVRansomwarePublic exploitHigh · 7.5T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application78.0%Top 0.43%78.2priority
- CVE-2024-37085VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability26.8%Top 2%77.6priority
- CVE-2023-20867VMware Tools Authentication Bypass VulnerabilityVMware · ToolsKEVLow · 3.9T1078Valid AccountsT1059Command and Scripting Interpreter+1 more · 2 reports13.6%Top 3.5%76.2priority
- CVE-2023-34048VMware vCenter Server Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability99.2%Top 0.06%73.7priority
- CVE-2022-22948VMware vCenter Server Incorrect Default File Permissions VulnerabilityVMware · vCenter ServerKEVPublic exploitMedium · 6.5T1078Valid AccountsT1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation+1 more · 2 reports13.3%Top 3.6%73.0priority
- CVE-2022-22947VMware Spring Cloud Gateway Code Injection VulnerabilityVMware · Spring Cloud GatewayKEVPublic exploitCritical · 10.0T1190Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1059Command and Scripting Interpreter+1 more98.3%Top 0.08%70.0priority
- CVE-2023-20887Vmware Aria Operations for Networks Command Injection VulnerabilityVMware · Aria Operations for NetworksKEVPublic exploitCritical · 9.8T1190Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1059Command and Scripting Interpreter98.3%Top 0.08%69.8priority
- CVE-2020-3952VMware vCenter Server Information Disclosure VulnerabilityVMware · vCenter ServerKEVPublic exploitCritical · 9.8T1190Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078Valid Accounts90.4%Top 0.2%69.8priority
- CVE-2025-22224VMware ESXi and Workstation TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability1.6%Top 25%68.8priority
- CVE-2018-6961VMware SD-WAN Edge by VeloCloud Command Injection VulnerabilityVMware · SD-WAN EdgeKEVPublic exploitHigh · 8.1T1190Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1059Command and Scripting Interpreter85.3%Top 0.28%68.6priority
- CVE-2022-22960VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation VulnerabilityVMware · Multiple ProductsKEVPublic exploitHigh · 7.8T1222File and Directory Permissions Modification35.5%Top 1.5%68.2priority
- CVE-2020-4006Multiple VMware Products Command Injection Vulnerability17.3%Top 2.9%67.7priority
- CVE-2025-22226VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion Information Disclosure Vulnerability1.6%Top 24%67.4priority
- CVE-2020-3950VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation VulnerabilityVMware · Multiple ProductsKEVPublic exploitHigh · 7.8T1068Exploitation for Privilege EscalationT1548.001Setuid and Setgid7.3%Top 5.7%67.3priority
- CVE-2021-21973VMware vCenter Server and Cloud Foundation Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) VulnerabilityVMware · vCenter Server and Cloud FoundationKEVPublic exploitMedium · 5.3T1190Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1046Network Service Discovery88.0%Top 0.24%66.7priority
- CVE-2021-22017VMware vCenter Server Improper Access ControlVMware · vCenter ServerKEVPublic exploitMedium · 5.3T1190Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1090.001Internal Proxy49.2%Top 1.1%66.5priority
- CVE-2025-22225VMware ESXi Arbitrary Write Vulnerability1.0%Top 37%66.4priority
- CVE-2026-59309vCenter authentication-bypass vulnerabilityVMware · Cloud FoundationCritical · 9.80.6%Top 51%64.7priority
- CVE-2024-38812VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow VulnerabilityVMware · vCenter ServerKEVCritical · 9.8T1190Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1059Command and Scripting Interpreter54.6%Top 0.98%64.7priority
- CVE-2024-38813VMware vCenter Server Privilege Escalation VulnerabilityVMware · vCenter ServerKEVCritical · 9.8T1190Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation17.4%Top 2.9%64.3priority
- CVE-2017-4946The VMware V4H and V4PA desktop agents (6.x before 6.5.1) contain a privilege escalation vulnerabilityVMware · vRealize Operations for Horizon (V4H)0.5%Top 57%44.7priority
- CVE-2026-59346VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an integer-overflow vulnerabilityVMware · VMware WorkstationPublic exploitCritical · 9.30.4%Top 65%21.2priority