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CVE-2025-22247

Insecure file handling vulnerability

MEDIUM

6.1

CVSS Score

Published: May 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:45 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorTools

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Severity

MEDIUM6.1

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

No known exploit

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Tools · VMware

60%

12.x.x, 11.x.x ≤ v < 12.5.211.x.x 12.x.x

Affected range stops below 12.5.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (8)

Source: [email protected]

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25683

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/12/2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/13/2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00017.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/24/3

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/25/3

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/25/5

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/26/1

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.1MEDIUMvmware

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: LOW
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED

CWE

CWE-59

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