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High · 7.1 CVE-2022-22977 EUVD-2022-28092GHSA-325x-vgx6-jr39

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-adminis…

Published May 24, 2022 · Updated Jun 2, 2026 · Assigned by vmware

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— VMware Tools for Windows VMware Tools for Windows (12.0.0, 11.x.y and 10.x.y) —

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