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VMware CVE-2025-22247

MEDIUM
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (CWE-59)
2025-05-12 security@vmware.com
Information Disclosure VMware Red Hat Suse
6.1
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY
6.1 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
SUSE
MEDIUM
qualitative
Red Hat
6.1 MEDIUM
qualitative

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch released
Apr 05, 2026 - 08:30 nvd
Patch available
Analysis Generated
Mar 28, 2026 - 18:41 vuln.today
CVE Published
May 12, 2025 - 11:15 nvd
MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

VMware Tools contains an insecure file handling vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-59. 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.

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Medium
Product Status
Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/baremetal-os-container:2.1.3-6.38 Container suse/sl-micro/6.1/baremetal-os-container:2.2.1-7.2 Affected
Container suse/sle-micro-rancher/5.2:latest Container suse/sle-micro-rancher/5.3:latest Container suse/sle-micro-rancher/5.4:latest Container suse/sle-micro/5.5:2.0.4-5.5.299 Image SLES15-SP4-CHOST-BYOS-SAP-CCloud Image SLES15-SP5-CHOST-BYOS-SAP-CCloud Affected
Image SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS-SAP-CCloud Image SLES15-SP7-CHOST-BYOS-SAP-CCloud Affected
SUSE Liberty Linux 8 Fixed
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