{ "schema_version": "1.4.0", "id": "GHSA-4pf4-vf9p-vxx6", "modified": "2022-02-25T00:01:24Z", "published": "2022-02-17T00:00:32Z", "aliases": [ "CVE-2021-22040" ], "details": "VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the XHCI USB controller. 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.", "severity": [], "affected": [], "references": [ { "type": "ADVISORY", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22040" }, { "type": "WEB", "url": "https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0004.html" } ], "database_specific": { "cwe_ids": [ "CWE-416" ], "severity": "MODERATE", "github_reviewed": false, "github_reviewed_at": null, "nvd_published_at": "2022-02-16T17:15:00Z" } }