github - ghsa-mqmq-2p8r-q32f

ghsa-mqmq-2p8r-q32f

Vulnerability from github

Published

2025-05-12 12:30

Modified

2025-11-05 00:31

Severity ?

6.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Details

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.

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CVE-2025-22247 (GCVE-0-2025-22247)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2025-05-12 10:46

Modified

2025-11-04 22:06

Severity ?

6.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

CWE

CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Summary

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

URL

Tags

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

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	n/a	VMware Tools	Version: 12.x.x, 11.x.x < 12.5.2

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