CVE-2025-22230 (GCVE-0-2025-22230)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-25 14:06 – Updated: 2025-03-25 14:19
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Authentication bypass vulnerability
Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-25 14:19 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | VMware Tools |
Affected:
12.x.x, 11.x.x , < 12.5.1
(custom)
|
Date Public
2025-03-25 12:41
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