CVE-2025-22230 json
Authentication bypass vulnerability
published 2025-03-25 19 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-14973
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- n/a VMware Tools 12.5.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 19 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | 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
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
- Technology feeds
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-22230
- NVD CVE-2025-22230
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