CVE-2022-22977

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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.1 High

Status

Modified - security@vmware.com

Published

2022-05-24

Last modified

2026-06-02

Weaknesses

CWE-611

Affected products

• Tools (Vmware)

References

• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0015.html