High severity · published Mar 25, 2025
CVE-2025-22230
Authentication bypass vulnerability
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VT
VMware Tools ·
12.x.x, 11.x.x before 12.5.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22230
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-22230
support.broadcom.com
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25518
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