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CVE-2025-22230
Published: Mar 25, 2025
Modified: Mar 25, 2025
PUBLISHED
CVSS v3.1
7.8
HIGH
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 ability to perform certain high privilege operations within that VM.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | VMware Tools | affected 12.x.x, 11.x.x - < 12.5.1 |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
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