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CVE-2025-62627: An untrusted pointer dereference in the ionic cloud driver for VMWare ESXi could allow an attacker with an unprivileged...

HIGH CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.01%

Published: May 13, 2026 | Last Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

An untrusted pointer dereference in the ionic cloud driver for VMWare ESXi could allow an attacker with an unprivileged VM to read kernel memory or co-located guest VM memory, potentially resulting in loss of confidentiality or availability.

Ghostwire Analysis — What This Means Practically

Exploitation Probability (EPSS): Low — 0.01% (3th percentile)

Low exploitation probability based on current threat landscape data. Standard patching timeline is appropriate.

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