CVE-2025-22230

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
n/aVMware Tools12.x.x, 11.x.x < 12.5.1affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-288: CWE-288

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

References