VMware Tools for Windows(12.0.0, 11.x.y and 10.x.y) contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. A malicious actor with non-administrative local user privileges in the Windows guest OS, where VMware Tools is installed, may exploit this issue leading to a denial-of-service condition or unintended information disclosure.
Weakness
The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tools | Vmware | 10.0.0 (including) | 10.3.24 (including) |
| Tools | Vmware | 11.0.0 (including) | 11.3.5 (including) |
| Tools | Vmware | 12.0.0 (including) | 12.0.5 (excluding) |