Vulnerability in VMware Tools

CVE-2025-22230

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.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-22230: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • VMware Tools — versions 12.x.x, 11.x.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-22230?
CVE-2025-22230 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Tools, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-03-25.
How severe is CVE-2025-22230?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.