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.

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.

EPSS: 0.003 (25.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

N/a Vmware Tools — versions 12.x.x, 11.x.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-288 — Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

References

security@vmware.com

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.