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.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact High

Subsequent System Integrity Impact High

Subsequent System Availability Impact High

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
AMD ESXi 8.x and ESXi 9.x hosts using AMD-Pensando DPU products affected
Version Status Constraints
ESXi 8.0U3i, included in VCF 5.2.3.0 or 9.0.2 releases unaffected —

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https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-2001.html cve-icon
History

Wed, 13 May 2026 05:15:00 +0000

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Title Heap-based Buffer Overflow in AMD Pensando DPU Ionic Cloud Driver Allowing Privilege Escalation

Wed, 13 May 2026 03:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Weaknesses CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: AMD

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-13T02:58:55.265Z

Reserved: 2025-10-16T20:46:13.455Z

Link: CVE-2025-62624

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Updated: 2026-05-13T05:00:14Z

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