CVE-2025-22247

mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.003 · 19 %ileDEEURU
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.27% (19th) EPSS
CVSS 6.1 · medium
Is it mine?
17 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • Fixedopen-vm-tools-0:12.3.5-2.el8_10.2.x86_64 as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 8suse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedopen-vm-tools-desktop-0:12.3.5-2.el8_10.2.x86_64 as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 8suse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedopen-vm-tools-salt-minion-0:12.3.5-2.el8_10.2.x86_64 as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 8suse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedopen-vm-tools-sdmp-0:12.3.5-2.el8_10.2.x86_64 as component of SUSE Liberty Linux 8suse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

6.1
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.16.1mediumAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.16.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.16.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:Nsecondary · security@vmware.comexploitability 1.8 · impact 4.2
v3.15.6mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.16.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:Nsecondary · SUSE Product Security
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-59USCWE-59US
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affected products (17)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • RHBA-2026:0860bugfix update for open-vm-tools2026-01-20csaf · suse_csafDE

    bugfix update for open-vm-tools

  • WID-SEC-W-2025-1000VMware Tools: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Manipulation von DateienDeutsch2025-05-11csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in VMware Tools ausnutzen, um Dateien zu manipulieren.

  • WID-SEC-W-2025-1439Dell Secure Connect Gateway: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten AngriffDeutsch2025-06-30csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell Secure Connect Gateway ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.

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also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundsuse_csafNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2025-05-12modified 2026-07-07
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references (12)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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