CVE-2025-22226
Exploited in the Wild
✓ Confirmed 0-Day
Triaged: March 5, 2026
7 articles
EPSS Score
Source: FIRST.org · 2026-05-24
4.23%
probability
This CVE has a 4.23% probability
of being exploited in the next 30 days.
0%
Top 88.9th percentile of all CVEs
100%
CVSS score unavailable
Neither CIRCL nor NVD returned a CVSS score for this CVE.
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Attack Intelligence
Chinese hackers exploiting VMware zero-day since October 2024
BleepingComputer
Sep 30, 2025
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BleepingComputer
Mar 04, 2025
VMware ESXi zero-days likely exploited a year before disclosure
BleepingComputer
Jan 08, 2026
Inside LockBit: Defense Lessons from the Leaked LockBit Negotiations
Qualys
May 08, 2025
China-Linked Hackers Exploit VMware ESXi Zero-Days to Escape Virtual Machines
TheHackerNews
Jan 09, 2026
Security Advisory 2025-005
CERT-EU
Mar 05, 2025
Signal Intelligence
Confidence
85%
EPSS
4.23%
Mentions
7
Last Seen
Jan 09, 2026
CNA Information
Analyst Note
CVE-2025-22226 meets zero-day criteria: published 2025-03-04 with exploitation in the wild documented since October 2024 (months before patch), explicitly named as 'zero-day' in multiple authoritative sources (BleepingComputer, TheHackerNews), and attributed to Chinese-linked threat actors. Exploitation clearly preceded patch availability.
Threat Actors 32
APT27
apt_group
Information theft and espionage
🇨🇳 CN
Cobalt
apt_group
Financial crime
🇷🇺 RU
APT 28
apt_group
Information theft and espionage
🇷🇺 RU
Cron
apt_group
🇷🇺 RU
Hacking Team
apt_group
🇮🇹 IT
The Shadow Brokers
apt_group
🇷🇺 RU
Infy
apt_group
Information theft and espionage
🇮🇷 IR
Volt Typhoon
apt_group
Information theft and espionage
🇨🇳 CN
Group 27
apt_group
Information theft and espionage
🇨🇳 CN
BackdoorDiplomacy
apt_group
Information theft and espionage
🇨🇳 CN
Lucky Cat
apt_group
Information theft and espionage
🇨🇳 CN
[Unnamed group]
apt_group
🇨🇳 CN
Dark Caracal
apt_group
Information theft and espionage
🇱🇧 LB
APT 22
apt_group
Information theft and espionage
🇨🇳 CN
Cyber Av3ngers
apt_group
Sabotage and destruction
🇮🇷 IR
Moonstone Sleet
apt_group
🇰🇷 KR
APT 6
apt_group
Information theft and espionage
🇨🇳 CN
Red October
apt_group
🇷🇺 RU
Soft Cell
apt_group
Information theft and espionage
🇨🇳 CN
The White Company
apt_group
Information theft and espionage
🇨🇳 CN
Test Panda
apt_group
🇨🇳 CN
Pat Bear
apt_group
🇸🇾 SY
Operation Red Signature
apt_group
Information theft and espionage
🇨🇳 CN
Unnamed Actor
apt_group
🇨🇳 CN
Shadow Network
apt_group
Information theft and espionage
🇨🇳 CN
Mana Team
apt_group
🇨🇳 CN
Poisonous Panda
apt_group
Information theft and espionage
🇨🇳 CN
Liminal Panda
apt_group
🇨🇳 CN
Big Panda
apt_group
🇨🇳 CN
APT 5
apt_group
Information theft and espionage
🇨🇳 CN
Earth Berberoka
apt_group
Information theft and espionage
🇨🇳 CN
Electric Panda
apt_group
🇨🇳 CN
Triage Info
Decided atMar 05, 2026