CVE-2025-22230 HIGH

CVE-2025-22230: Authentication bypass vulnerability

Vendor N/A
Product VMware Tools
Weakness CWE-288
Published March 25, 2025
Last update March 25, 2025

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 25, 2025 CVE published
March 25, 2025 Record updated