PT-2025-12803
CVE-2025-22230
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Published
2025-03-25
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Updated
2026-01-10
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
VMware Tools for Windows versions 11.x.x through 12.x.x
Description
VMware Tools for Windows contains an authentication bypass vulnerability due to improper access control. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges on a guest VM may gain the ability to perform certain high-privilege operations within that VM. Exploitation in the wild has been reported.
Recommendations
Update VMware Tools for Windows to version 12.5.1.
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