CVE-2025-22247

medium

Description

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.

References

https://www.securityweek.com/vulnerabilities-patched-by-juniper-vmware-and-zoom/

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25683

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00017.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/13/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/12/2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-05-12

Updated: 2025-05-14

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:C/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N