CVE-2025-22230

HIGH

VMware Tools for Windows - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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