Description
VMware Tools for Windows contains an authentication bypass vulnerability due to improper access control. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges on a guest VM may gain ability to perform certain high privilege operations within that VM.
Published: 2025-03-25
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-14973 VMware Tools for Windows contains an authentication bypass vulnerability due to improper access control. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges on a guest VM may gain ability to perform certain high privilege operations within that VM.
History

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 14:15:00 +0000

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Description VMware Tools for Windows contains an authentication bypass vulnerability due to improper access control. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges on a guest VM may gain ability to perform certain high privilege operations within that VM.
Title Authentication bypass vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-288
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2025-03-25T14:19:35.488Z

Reserved: 2025-01-02T04:29:59.191Z

Link: CVE-2025-22230

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-03-25T14:19:30.708Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-03-25T14:15:28.440

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-22230

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