Vulnerability · Published Mar 25, 2025 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2025-22230Authentication bypass vulnerability
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity authentication bypass in VMware Tools. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | VMware Tools | 12.x.x, 11.x.x – before 12.5.1 |
Weakness: CWE-288 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H