CVE-2025-22247
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data tampering.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.1 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.1
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2025-22247.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2025-22247. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
References
- https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25683
- 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
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/26/1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00017.html