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open-vm-tools: Local privilege escalation in open-vm-tools

🗓️ 07 Oct 2025 07:59:24Reported by RedHatType 
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Open-vm-tools flaw lets non-admin guests gain root via service discovery on writable paths when the sdmp package is installed.

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OSOS VersionArchitecturePackagePackage VersionFilename
Red Hat Enterprise Linux9.2aarch64open-vm-tools0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5open-vm-tools-0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5.aarch64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux9.2x86_64open-vm-tools0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5open-vm-tools-0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux9.2aarch64open-vm-tools-debuginfo0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5open-vm-tools-debuginfo-0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5.aarch64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux9.2x86_64open-vm-tools-debuginfo0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5open-vm-tools-debuginfo-0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux9.2aarch64open-vm-tools-debugsource0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5open-vm-tools-debugsource-0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5.aarch64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux9.2x86_64open-vm-tools-debugsource0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5open-vm-tools-debugsource-0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux9.2aarch64open-vm-tools-desktop0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5open-vm-tools-desktop-0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5.aarch64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux9.2x86_64open-vm-tools-desktop0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5open-vm-tools-desktop-0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux9.2aarch64open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5.aarch64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux9.2x86_64open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5.x86_64.rpm
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30 Jun 2026 03:08Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.0788
SSVC
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