Vmware Esxi vulnerabilities
146 known vulnerabilities affecting vmware/esxi.
Total CVEs
146
CISA KEV
8
actively exploited
Public exploits
17
Exploited in wild
16
Severity breakdown
CRITICAL19HIGH59MEDIUM62LOW6
Vulnerabilities
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CVE-2008-4915P4MEDIUMCVSS 6.9v3.52008-11-10
CVE-2008-4915 [MEDIUM] CWE-264 CVE-2008-4915: The CPU hardware emulation in VMware Workstation 6.0.5 and earlier and 5.5.8 and earlier; Player 2.0
The CPU hardware emulation in VMware Workstation 6.0.5 and earlier and 5.5.8 and earlier; Player 2.0.x through 2.0.5 and 1.0.x through 1.0.8; ACE 2.0.x through 2.0.5 and earlier, and 1.0.x through 1.0.7; Server 1.0.x through 1.0.7; ESX 2.5.4 through 3.5; and ESXi 3.5, when running 32-bit and 64-bit guest operating systems, does not properly handle the
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CVE-2011-2145P4MEDIUMCVSS 6.3v3.5v4.0+1 more2011-06-06
CVE-2011-2145 [MEDIUM] CWE-264 CVE-2011-2145: mount.vmhgfs in the VMware Host Guest File System (HGFS) in VMware Workstation 7.1.x before 7.1.4, V
mount.vmhgfs in the VMware Host Guest File System (HGFS) in VMware Workstation 7.1.x before 7.1.4, VMware Player 3.1.x before 3.1.4, VMware Fusion 3.1.x before 3.1.3, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 4.1, and VMware ESX 3.0.3 through 4.1, when a Solaris or FreeBSD guest OS is used, allows guest OS users to modify arbitrary guest OS files via unspecified vector
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CVE-2019-5528P4MEDIUMCVSS 5.3v6.5v6.7+1 more2019-07-11
CVE-2019-5528 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-5528: VMware ESXi 6.5 suffers from partial denial of service vulnerability in hostd process. Patch ESXi650
VMware ESXi 6.5 suffers from partial denial of service vulnerability in hostd process. Patch ESXi650-201907201-UG for this issue is available.
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CVE-2011-1789P4MEDIUMCVSS 5.0v4.0v4.12011-05-09
CVE-2011-1789 [MEDIUM] CWE-310 CVE-2011-1789: The self-extracting installer in the vSphere Client Installer package in VMware vCenter 4.0 before U
The self-extracting installer in the vSphere Client Installer package in VMware vCenter 4.0 before Update 3 and 4.1 before Update 1, VMware ESXi 4.x before 4.1 Update 1, and VMware ESX 4.x before 4.1 Update 1 does not have a digital signature, which might make it easier for remote attackers to spoof the software distribution via a Trojan horse install
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CVE-2014-3793P4MEDIUMCVSS 5.8v5.0v5.1+1 more2014-05-31
CVE-2014-3793 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-3793: VMware Tools in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.2, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.2, VMware Fusion
VMware Tools in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.2, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.2, VMware Fusion 6.x before 6.0.3, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 5.5, when a Windows 8.1 guest OS is used, allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges or cause a denial of service (kernel NULL pointer dereference and guest OS crash) via unspecified vectors.
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CVE-2011-1786P4MEDIUMCVSS 5.0v4.12011-05-03
CVE-2011-1786 [MEDIUM] CWE-399 CVE-2011-1786: lsassd in Likewise Open /Enterprise 5.3 before build 7845, Open 6.0 before build 8325, and Enterpris
lsassd in Likewise Open /Enterprise 5.3 before build 7845, Open 6.0 before build 8325, and Enterprise 6.0 before build 178, as distributed in VMware ESXi 4.1 and ESX 4.1 and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an Active Directory login attempt that provides a username containing an invalid b
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CVE-2009-2416P4MEDIUMCVSS 6.5v3.5v4.02009-08-11
CVE-2009-2416 [MEDIUM] CWE-416 CVE-2009-2416: Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and l
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and libxml 1.8.17, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted (1) Notation or (2) Enumeration attribute types in an XML file, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.
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CVE-2022-31681P4MEDIUMCVSS 6.5fixed in 7.0v7.02022-10-07
CVE-2022-31681 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 CVE-2022-31681: VMware ESXi contains a null-pointer deference vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges withi
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.
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CVE-2012-5703P4MEDIUMCVSS 5.0v4.12012-11-20
CVE-2012-5703 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 CVE-2012-5703: The vSphere API in VMware ESXi 4.1 and ESX 4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
The vSphere API in VMware ESXi 4.1 and ESX 4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (host daemon crash) via an invalid value in a (1) RetrieveProp or (2) RetrievePropEx SOAP request.
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CVE-2016-7463P4MEDIUMCVSS 5.4v5.5v6.02016-12-29
CVE-2016-7463 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 CVE-2016-7463: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Host Client in VMware vSphere Hypervisor (aka ESXi)
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Host Client in VMware vSphere Hypervisor (aka ESXi) 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted VM.
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CVE-2020-3958P4MEDIUMCVSS 5.5v6.5v6.72020-05-29
CVE-2020-3958 [MEDIUM] CWE-617 CVE-2020-3958: VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), VMware Workstatio
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2) and VMware Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2) contain a denial-of-service vulnerability in the shader functionality. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with non-administrative access to a virtual machine to crash t
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CVE-2025-41227P4MEDIUMCVSS 5.5≥ 8.0, < ESXi80U3se-24659227≥ 7.0, < ESXi70U3sv-247238682025-05-20
CVE-2025-41227 [MEDIUM] CWE-400 CVE-2025-41227: VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a denial-of-service vulnerability due to certain guest
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a denial-of-service vulnerability due to certain guest options. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges within a guest operating system may be able to exploit this issue by exhausting memory of the host process leading to a denial-of-service condition.
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CVE-2017-4925P4MEDIUMCVSS 5.5v5.5v6.0+4 more2017-09-15
CVE-2017-4925 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 CVE-2017-4925: VMware ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201707101-SG, ESXi 6.0 without patch ESXi600-201706101-SG, ESX
VMware ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201707101-SG, ESXi 6.0 without patch ESXi600-201706101-SG, ESXi 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201709101-SG, Workstation (12.x before 12.5.3), Fusion (8.x before 8.5.4) contain a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability. This issue occurs when handling guest RPC requests. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow a
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CVE-2020-3964P4MEDIUMCVSS 4.7v6.5v6.7+1 more2020-06-25
CVE-2020-3964 [MEDIUM] CWE-908 CVE-2020-3964: VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202006401-SG and 6.5 before ESX
VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202006401-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2), and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2) contain an information leak in the EHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local access to a virtual machine may be able to read privileged information contained i
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CVE-2014-1207P4MEDIUMCVSS 4.3v4.0v4.1+2 more2014-01-17
CVE-2014-1207 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-1207: VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.1 and ESX 4.0 and 4.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service
VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.1 and ESX 4.0 and 4.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) by intercepting and modifying Network File Copy (NFC) traffic.
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CVE-2008-0967P4MEDIUMCVSS 6.9v3.52008-06-05
CVE-2008-0967 [MEDIUM] CVE-2008-0967: Untrusted search path vulnerability in vmware-authd in VMware Workstation 5.x before 5.5.7 build 917
Untrusted search path vulnerability in vmware-authd in VMware Workstation 5.x before 5.5.7 build 91707 and 6.x before 6.0.4 build 93057, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.7 build 91707 and 2.x before 2.0.4 build 93057, and VMware Server before 1.0.6 build 91891 on Linux, and VMware ESXi 3.5 and VMware ESX 2.5.4 through 3.5, allows local users to gain privileges vi
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CVE-2013-5973P4MEDIUMCVSS 4.4v4.0v4.1+2 more2013-12-23
CVE-2013-5973 [MEDIUM] CWE-264 CVE-2013-5973: VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.5 and ESX 4.0 and 4.1 allow local users to read or modify arbitrary files
VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.5 and ESX 4.0 and 4.1 allow local users to read or modify arbitrary files by leveraging the Virtual Machine Power User or Resource Pool Administrator role for a vCenter Server Add Existing Disk action with a (1) -flat, (2) -rdm, or (3) -rdmp filename.
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CVE-2013-1661P4MEDIUMCVSS 4.3v4.0v4.1+2 more2013-09-04
CVE-2013-1661 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 CVE-2013-1661: VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.1, and ESX 4.0 and 4.1, does not properly implement the Network File Copy
VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.1, and ESX 4.0 and 4.1, does not properly implement the Network File Copy (NFC) protocol, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (unhandled exception and application crash) by modifying the client-server data stream.
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CVE-2020-3970P4LOWCVSS 3.8v6.5v6.7+1 more2020-06-25
CVE-2020-3970 [LOW] CWE-125 CVE-2020-3970: VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESX
VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.5), and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.5) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Shader functionality. A malicious actor with non-administrative local access to a virtual machine with 3D graphics enab
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CVE-2015-1044P4LOWCVSS 3.3v5.0v5.1+1 more2015-01-29
CVE-2015-1044 [LOW] CVE-2015-1044: vmware-authd (aka the Authorization process) in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.5, VMware Player
vmware-authd (aka the Authorization process) in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.5, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.5, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 5.5 allows attackers to cause a host OS denial of service via unspecified vectors.
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