{"id":1634,"date":"2025-05-13T12:16:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T12:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/?p=1634"},"modified":"2025-05-13T12:16:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T12:16:43","slug":"vmware-tools-vulnerability-let-attackers-tamper-files-to-trigger-malicious-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/blog\/vmware-tools-vulnerability-let-attackers-tamper-files-to-trigger-malicious-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"VMware Tools Vulnerability Let Attackers Tamper Files to Trigger Malicious Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"

A moderate-severity vulnerability in VMware Tools could allow attackers with limited privileges to manipulate files and trigger insecure operations within virtual machines.<\/p>\n

The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-22247, affects both\u00a0Windows and Linux versions<\/a>\u00a0of VMware Tools 11.x.x and 12.x.x, with macOS versions confirmed to be unaffected.<\/p>\n

Since there are currently no workarounds and exploitation might compromise the integrity of impacted virtual machines, prompt patching is highly advised.<\/p>\n

According to the Broadcom advisory, the insecure file handling vulnerability allows \u201ca malicious actor with non-administrative privileges on a guest VM to tamper the local files to trigger insecure file operations within that VM\u201d.<\/p>\n

The vulnerability has received a CVSSv3 base score of 6.1, placing it in the moderate severity range. Security researcher Sergey Bliznyuk of Positive Technologies has been credited with discovering and reporting the vulnerability to VMware.<\/p>\n

This latest security issue follows several other VMware vulnerabilities addressed earlier this year, including a critical TOCTOU vulnerability (CVE-2025-22224) affecting\u00a0VMware ESXi<\/a>\u00a0and Workstation that could lead to out-of-bounds write and potential code execution.<\/p>\n

This type of vulnerability is particularly concerning in virtualized environments where multiple tenants share physical infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Even though the impact is contained within the guest VM, it could be used as part of a larger attack chain or for privilege escalation within the virtual machine.<\/p>\n

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