VMware Tools for Windows (11.x.y and 10.x.y prior to 12.0.0) contains an uncontrolled search path vulnerability. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges in the Windows guest OS, where VMware Tools is installed, may be able to execute code with system privileges in the Windows guest OS due to an uncontrolled search path element.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-28068 VMware Tools for Windows (11.x.y and 10.x.y prior to 12.0.0) contains an uncontrolled search path vulnerability. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges in the Windows guest OS, where VMware Tools is installed, may be able to execute code with system privileges in the Windows guest OS due to an uncontrolled search path element.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

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Updated: 2024-08-03T03:28:42.476Z

Reserved: 2022-01-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2022-22943

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Status : Modified

Published: 2022-03-03T22:15:08.633

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:47:39.197

Link: CVE-2022-22943

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