CVE-2025-22230

Authentication bypass vulnerability

Published: Mar 25, 2025Updated: Mar 27, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-288

NVD MITRE

7.8CVSSHIGH

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 Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAttack Vector

Local

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-288

Affected Products

VMware Tools n/a

VMware Tools Broadcom Inc.

On-prem

Cloud & SaaS / virtualization

broadcom inc.commercialUSCloud & SaaSaka vmware by broadcom

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25518

support.broadcom.com

Timeline

Published

Mar 25, 2025

Last Updated

Mar 27, 2025

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