Design/Logic Flaw

2022-03-0322:15:00

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6.6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

12.6%

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VMware Tools for Windows (11.x.y and 10.x.y prior to 12.0.0) contains an uncontrolled search path vulnerability. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges in the Windows guest OS, where VMware Tools is installed, may be able to execute code with system privileges in the Windows guest OS due to an uncontrolled search path element.

CPENameOperatorVersion
toolsge10.0.0
toolslt12.0.0

CPE	Name	Operator	Version
	tools	ge	10.0.0
	tools	lt	12.0.0

References

www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0007.html