The remote Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALINUX3-SA-2026:0019 advisory.

    Package updates are available for Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

    CVE-2025-22247:
    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.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Alibaba Cloud Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 / 25.04 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-7508-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled certain file operations. An attacker in a guest     could use this issue to perform insecure file operations and possibly elevate privileges in the guest.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5919 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-5919-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso     May 14, 2025                          https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : open-vm-tools     CVE ID         : CVE-2025-22247     Debian Bug     : 1105159

    It was discovered that insecure file handling in open-vm-tools, an open     source implementation of VMware Tools, may allow an unprivileged local     guest user to tamper local files to trigger insecure file operations     within that VM.

    For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in     version 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u3.

    We recommend that you upgrade your open-vm-tools packages.

    For the detailed security status of open-vm-tools please refer to its     security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/open-vm-tools

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

An update of the open package has been released.

The version of VMware Tools installed on the remote host is 11.x or 12.x prior to 12.5.2. It is, therefore, affected by an insecure file handling vulnerability:

  - 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.     (CVE-2025-22247)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of open-vm-tools installed on the remote host is prior to 12.3.0-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2025-2864 advisory.

    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.
    (CVE-2025-22247)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2025-982 advisory.

    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.
    (CVE-2025-22247)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - 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.
    (CVE-2025-22247)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The AlmaLinux 9.2 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2025:1751133361 advisory.

  - 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.
    (CVE-2025-22247)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
297529	Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0019: open-vm-tools (ALINUX3-SA-2026:0019)	Nessus	Alibaba Cloud Linux Local Security Checks	2/2/2026	2/2/2026	medium
235829	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 / 25.04 : Open VM Tools vulnerability (USN-7508-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	5/13/2025	5/13/2025	medium
236765	Debian dsa-5919 : open-vm-tools - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	5/15/2025	5/15/2025	medium
236951	Photon OS 4.0: Open PHSA-2025-4.0-0797	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	5/19/2025	5/19/2025	medium
236832	VMware Tools 11.x / 12.x < 12.5.2 Insecure File Handling (VMSA-2025-0007)	Nessus	Misc.	5/16/2025	10/2/2025	medium
237483	Amazon Linux 2 : open-vm-tools (ALAS-2025-2864)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	5/29/2025	5/29/2025	medium
237669	Amazon Linux 2023 : open-vm-tools, open-vm-tools-desktop, open-vm-tools-devel (ALAS2023-2025-982)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	6/2/2025	6/2/2025	medium
251972	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-22247	Nessus	Misc.	8/19/2025	8/21/2026	medium
361867	AlmaLinux 9.2 [TuxCare] Security Update: open-vm-tools / open-vm-tools-desktop / open-vm-tools-devel / etc (ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2025:1751133361)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	10/1/2026	10/1/2026	medium
236950	Photon OS 5.0: Open PHSA-2025-5.0-0523	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	5/19/2025	10/14/2026	medium

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