CVE-2022-22977

high VMware
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
0.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 88% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Published: May 24, 2022 (1508 days ago)
Last Modified: June 2, 2026
Vendor: VMware
Source: NVD

Description

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.

CWE

CWE-611

Affected Products

vmware tools

References

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