CVE-2025-22247

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.

Affected Platforms

Weakness Type

CWE-59

References

• https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/con…
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/12/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/13/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/24/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/25/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/25/5