CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-22230

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Published: Mar 25, 2025 | Modified: Mar 25, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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.

Weakness

A product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication.

Potential Mitigations

References