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WID-SEC-W-2025-1000

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2025-05-11 22:00 - Updated: 2025-06-12 22:00

Summary

VMware Tools: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Manipulation von Dateien

Notes

Das BSI ist als Anbieter für die eigenen, zur Nutzung bereitgestellten Inhalte nach den allgemeinen Gesetzen verantwortlich. Nutzerinnen und Nutzer sind jedoch dafür verantwortlich, die Verwendung und/oder die Umsetzung der mit den Inhalten bereitgestellten Informationen sorgfältig im Einzelfall zu prüfen.

Produktbeschreibung

VMware Tools sind Applikationen und Treiber, mit denen die Gast-Betriebssysteme in einer virtuellen Maschine unter VMware zusätzliche Funktionalitäten erhalten.

Angriff

Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in VMware Tools ausnutzen, um Dateien zu manipulieren.

Betroffene Betriebssysteme

- Linux - Sonstiges - UNIX - Windows

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        "text": "Das BSI ist als Anbieter f\u00fcr die eigenen, zur Nutzung bereitgestellten Inhalte nach den allgemeinen Gesetzen verantwortlich. Nutzerinnen und Nutzer sind jedoch daf\u00fcr verantwortlich, die Verwendung und/oder die Umsetzung der mit den Inhalten bereitgestellten Informationen sorgf\u00e4ltig im Einzelfall zu pr\u00fcfen."
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        "text": "- Linux\n- Sonstiges\n- UNIX\n- Windows",
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      },
      {
        "category": "self",
        "summary": "WID-SEC-2025-1000 - Portal Version",
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        "category": "external",
        "summary": "VMware Security Advisory vom 2025-05-11",
        "url": "https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25683"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7508-1 vom 2025-05-13",
        "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7508-1"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Debian Security Advisory DLA-4165 vom 2025-05-14",
        "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00017.html"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2025-A6305306DD vom 2025-05-16",
        "url": "https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-a6305306dd"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2025-23653A72D9 vom 2025-05-16",
        "url": "https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-23653a72d9"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2025:1565-1 vom 2025-05-16",
        "url": "https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2025-May/020834.html"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2025:01658-1 vom 2025-05-22",
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      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Amazon Linux Security Advisory ALAS-2025-2864 vom 2025-05-29",
        "url": "https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2025-2864.html"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2025:01565-1 vom 2025-05-29",
        "url": "https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2025-May/020977.html"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2025:01778-1 vom 2025-05-30",
        "url": "https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2025-May/020991.html"
      },
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        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7508-2 vom 2025-06-03",
        "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7508-2"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2025:20379-1 vom 2025-06-12",
        "url": "https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2025-June/021490.html"
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          "number": "4",
          "summary": "Neue Updates von Fedora und SUSE aufgenommen"
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          "date": "2025-05-22T22:00:00.000+00:00",
          "number": "5",
          "summary": "Neue Updates von SUSE aufgenommen"
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        {
          "date": "2025-05-29T22:00:00.000+00:00",
          "number": "6",
          "summary": "Neue Updates von Amazon und SUSE aufgenommen"
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CVE-2025-22247 (GCVE-0-2025-22247)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-12 10:46 – Updated: 2025-11-18 20:05

Summary

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.

Severity ?

6.1 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

CWE

CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Assigner

vmware

References

URL

Tags

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-cont…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	n/a	VMware Tools	Affected: 12.x.x, 11.x.x , < 12.5.2 (custom)

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2025-22247 (GCVE-0-2025-22247)

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