Product · KEV exposure
VMware ESXi known exploited vulnerabilities
We track 3 CVEs in VMware ESXi. All of them are on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, meaning CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild (listed 2021–2025). CISA flags 3 of them as used in ransomware campaigns. The most recent is CVE-2025-22225, added to KEV on .
- CVEs tracked
- 3
- On CISA KEV
- 3
- Ransomware use
- 3
- Rated critical
- 1
Every VMware ESXi CVE we track
| CVE / Vulnerability | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Added to KEV | Patch by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-22225 VMware ESXi Arbitrary Write Vulnerabilityransomware use | [ HIGH ] | 8.2 | 1.0% | ||
| CVE-2024-37085 VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilityransomware use | [ MEDIUM ] | 6.8 | 26.8% | ||
| CVE-2020-3992 VMware ESXi OpenSLP Use-After-Free Vulnerabilityransomware use | [ CRITICAL ] | 9.8 | 83.0% |
Sorted by date added to KEV. Severity and CVSS as stated by NVD or the vendor; EPSS from FIRST.org. "Patch by" is CISA's BOD 22-01 deadline for US federal agencies, a useful priority signal for everyone else. Machine-readable: /api/v1/vendors/vmware.json.
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Every row links to its CVE record with the CISA required action, catalog coverage and primary sources. We describe impact and remediation only; no exploit code. See the full KEV tracker or compare KEV catalogs.