Heap-based buffer overflow in AMD ESXi 8.x and ESXi 9.x hosts using AMD-Pensando DPU…
Priority LOW 39CWE-122Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-122 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A heap-based buffer overflow in the ionic cloud driver for VMware ESXi could allow an attacker to achieve privilege escalation, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00107 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ESXi 8.x and ESXi 9.x hosts using AMD-Pensando DPU products (AMD): ESXi 8.0U3i, included in VCF 5.2.3.0 or 9.0.2 releases
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD | ESXi 8.x and ESXi 9.x hosts using AMD-Pensando DPU products | — | ESXi 8.0U3i, included in VCF 5.2.3.0 or 9.0.2 releases | Patch available | CNA |
- ESXi 8.x and ESXi 9.x hosts using AMD-Pensando DPU products VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in ESXi 8.0U3i, included in VCF 5.2.3.0 or 9.0.2 releases Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ESXi 8.x and ESXi 9.x hosts using AMD-Pensando DPU products (AMD) Fixed in ESXi 8.0U3i, included in VCF 5.2.3.0 or 9.0.2 releases
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-62624
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-88p7-47mv-xxh4
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- TI-2023-07046 Improper privilege management in AMD Radeon™ RX 5000 Series Graphics Cards CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-04574 GPU kernel implementations susceptible to memory leak CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-07042 Information disclosure through error messages in AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Desktop… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2023-23747 PVRIC (PowerVR Image Compression) on Imagination 2018 and later GPU devices offers… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2022-07839 Improper access control in System Management Mode (SMM) may allow an attacker to write to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-62624 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-62624 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-88p7-47mv-xxh4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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