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.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
5.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-288
Status
published
Products (1)
n/a/VMware Tools
12.x.x, 11.x.x - 12.5.1
Published
Mar 25, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026