VMware Tools fixes a high-severity vulnerability

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[TLP:CLEAR] VMware Tools fixes a high-severity vulnerability

VMware Tools for Windows version 12.5.1 fixes a high-severity vulnerability [1].

VMware Tools - authentication bypass (CVE-2025-22230)

CVSS 7.8 (High)

An authenticated local attacker with non-administrative privileges can bypass the authentication mechanism within a Windows guest virtual machine and perform certain highly privileged operations [1].

The vulnerability is present in product:

Windows:VMware Tools;>=11.0.0,<=11.3.5;>=12.0.0,<12.5.1;

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

More information:

CVE-2025-22230 at cve.org, NVD
CWE-288: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel at cwe.mitre.org

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 25. 3. 2025.

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[TLP:CLEAR] VMware Tools fixes a high-severity vulnerability

VMware Tools - authentication bypass (CVE-2025-22230)

CVSS 7.8 (High)

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