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 products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a VMware Tools
Default version status: unaffected
12.x.x, 11.x.x to < 12.5.2affected
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 ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00017.html ↗
- 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 ↗