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VMware Tools Insecure File Handling Vulnerability (VMSA-2025-0007) - Windows

🗓️ 13 May 2025 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AGType 
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VMware Tools has an insecure file handling vulnerability, allowing file tampering on Windows.

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:vmware:tools";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.836197");
  script_version("2025-05-14T05:40:11+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-22247");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.2");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:C/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-05-14 05:40:11 +0000 (Wed, 14 May 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2025-05-13 18:15:43 +0530 (Tue, 13 May 2025)");
  script_name("VMware Tools Insecure File Handling Vulnerability (VMSA-2025-0007) - Windows");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"VMware Tools is prone to an insecure file handling
  vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present
  on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation allows an attacker
  to tamper the local files to trigger insecure file operations within that VM.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"VMware Tools versions 12.x.x and 11.x.x on Windows.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 12.5.2 or later.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25683");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AG");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family("Privilege escalation");
  script_dependencies("gb_vmware_tools_detect_win.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("VMwareTools/Win/Ver");
  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE))
  exit(0);

vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];

if(vers =~ "^11\.") {
  fix= "12.5.2";
}

if(vers =~ "^12\." && version_is_less(version:vers, test_version:"12.5.2")) {
  fix= "12.5.2";
}

if(fix) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vers, fixed_version:fix, install_path:path);
  security_message(port:0, data:report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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14 May 2025 00:00Current
7.3High risk
Vulners AI Score7.3
CVSS 3.16.1
EPSS0.00259
SSVC
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