CVE-2025-22247 (GCVE-0-2025-22247)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-05-12 10:46
Modified
2025-11-18 20:05
CWE
  • CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Summary
VMware Tools contains an insecure file handling vulnerability. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges on a guest VM may tamper the local files to trigger insecure file operations within that VM.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a VMware Tools Version: 12.x.x, 11.x.x   < 12.5.2
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