# xairy/vmware-exploitation

A collection of links related to VMware escape exploits

Repository: https://github.com/xairy/vmware-exploitation
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vmware-exploitation
License: CC-BY-4.0
License Family: other
Topics: vmware-exploitation
Last push: 2024-09-04T14:49:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2827, "days_push": 728, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1493, forks 215 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:52.801853+00:00)

## What it is
A curated collection of links to research, write-ups, slides, and videos about VMware escape exploits and vulnerability research. It serves as a reference index covering guest-to-host escape techniques for VMware Workstation, ESXi, and related products.

## Use cases
- find research on vmware guest-to-host escape exploits
- learn how vmware workstation vulnerabilities were exploited at pwn2own
- study cve write-ups for vmware esxi and workstation
- prepare for vmware escape security research
- find slides and videos on virtualization exploitation
- look up historical vmware vulnerabilities by year

## When to choose
- you are researching VMware escape vulnerabilities and want a curated index of public materials
- you want to study real-world virtualization exploitation case studies
- you need a starting point for guest-to-host escape research

## When to avoid
- you need working exploit code or a tool rather than links to research
- you are looking for VMware hardening or defensive guidance
- you need resources on hypervisors other than VMware

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: security, developer-tools
- domain: security, awesome-lists, reverse-engineering
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: vmware, vm-escape, exploitation, curated-links, vulnerability-research, guest-to-host-escape, virtualization

## Member repositories
- xairy/vmware-exploitation (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:52.801853+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:33:27.848414+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/xairy/vmware-exploitation (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:52.801853+00:00, sha 2013433fa8fc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.