QID 216301

Date Published: 2022-12-16

QID 216301: VMware ESXi 7.0 Patch Release ESXi70U3si-20841705 Missing (VMSA-2022-0033)

VMware ESXi is an enterprise level computer virtualization product.

Affected Versions:
VMware ESXi 7.0.x prior build 20841705

QID Detection Logic (Unauthenticated):
This QID checks for vulnerable versions of VMware ESXi with build version using web service present on target.

A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.2 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.2 severity.
  • Solution
    Vendor has released patch addressing the vulnerability, for more information please refer to VMSA-2022-0033

    CVEs related to QID 216301

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    VMSA-2022-0033 URL Logo www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0033.html