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VMware Fusion 13.x < 13.6.3 HGFS Information Disclosure (VMSA-2025-0004)

🗓️ 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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VMware Fusion 13.x < 13.6.3 has an HGFS information disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2025-22226).

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(222492);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/05/27");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-22226");
  script_xref(name:"VMSA", value:"2025-0004");
  script_xref(name:"CISA-KNOWN-EXPLOITED", value:"2025/03/25");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2025-A-0148-S");

  script_name(english:"VMware Fusion 13.x < 13.6.3 HGFS Information Disclosure (VMSA-2025-0004)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A virtualization application installed on the remote macOS host is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of VMware Fusion installed on the remote macOS host is 13.x prior to 13.6.3. It is, therefore, affected by
an information disclosure vulnerability:

  - VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds read
    in HGFS. A malicious actor with administrative privileges to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to
    leak memory from the vmx process. (CVE-2025-22226)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  # https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?15790ced");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update to VMware Fusion version 13.6.3, or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-22226");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/03/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/03/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/03/04");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:vmware:fusion");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("macosx_fusion_detect.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "installed_sw/VMware Fusion");

  exit(0);
}

include('vdf.inc');

# @tvdl-content
var vuln_data = {
  'metadata': {'spec_version': '1.0'},
  'checks': [
    {
      'product': {'name': 'VMware Fusion', 'type': 'app'},
      'check_algorithm': 'default',
      'constraints': [
        {'min_version': '13.0', 'fixed_version': '13.6.3'}
      ]
    }
  ]
};

var result = vdf::check_and_report(vuln_data:vuln_data, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
vdf::handle_check_and_report_errors(vdf_result:result);

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27 May 2025 00:00Current
8.3High risk
Vulners AI Score8.3
CVSS 3.16 - 7.1
EPSS0.04231
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