VMware have set the Attack Vector to Local, which brings down the CVSS score - but you don't need to be locally at a VM to do the attack, you can do it over the internet if you have access to any VM.
If you change it to Network, you get 10
VMware ESXi vulns added to CISA KEV. HT @cisakevtracker
Edited 91d ago
Good catch by @TomSellers - although VMware doesn't list ESXi 6.7 as vulnerable, it is - they've published a patch for it: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/6-7/release-notes/esxi-update-and-patch-release-notes/vmware-esxi-67-patch-release-esxi670202503001.html
I think what's happening here is 6.7 is under premium (paid) extended support where they publish patches for high severity vulns for $$
This also tends to indicate it applies to other unsupported versions. The forum post suggested that vuln worked on ESXi 5.x - no patch is available that far back.
I think this may be a big problem for many orgs.
Edited 91d ago
Another good catch by @TomSellers - VMware's website advisory has less detail than their github for some reason.
Their github: https://github.com/vmware/vcf-security-and-compliance-guidelines/tree/main/security-advisories/vmsa-2025-0004
According to their Github, additional VMware ESXi versions are impacted (e.g. 6.5, 6.7) and older versions are likely impacted but no patches available.
An in the wild exploit for RCE hypervisor escape across every supported (and unsupported) product like this is unprecedent.
Quick mspaint.exe diagram on this, calling it ESXicape
- Have access to something like a Windows 11 Virtual Desktop system in VMware, or a Linux box or some such?
- Use ESXicape, a chain of three zero days, to gain access to the ESXi Hypervisor.
- Use that to access every other VM, and be on the management network of VMware cluster
One you have this level of access, traditionally you'll see groups like ransomware actors steal files and wipe things. #ESXicape
I wrote up everything I know about #ESXicape https://doublepulsar.com/use-one-virtual-machine-to-own-them-all-active-exploitation-of-esxicape-0091ccc5bdfc
Edited 90d ago
Does anybody know anybody at VMware Security who could have a look at the #ESXicape knowledge base article please?
It's missing 6.5 and 6.7, which are definitely vulnerable and have patches available on Broadcom's site. They're also listed in the VMware Github advisory, but have been missed off the support site. It's causing people to not patch.
