Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Feb 29, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-22251
CVE-2024-22251
Description
VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the USB CCID (chip card interface device). A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may trigger an out-of-bounds read leading to information disclosure.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=17.0,<17.5.1
- (no CPE)
Patches
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References
1- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2024-0005.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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