MiracleLinux 8 : open-vm-tools-12.3.5-2.el8_10.2 (AXBA:2026-083:01)

The remote MiracleLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXBA:2026-083:01 advisory. - VMware Tools contains an insecure file handling vulnerability. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges on a guest VM may tamper the local files...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: open-vm-tools security update

An update for open-vm-tools is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scori...

ALSA-2025:17429 Important: open-vm-tools security update

The Open Virtual Machine Tools are the open source implementation of the VMware Tools. They are a set of guest operating system virtualization components that enhance performance and user experience of virtual machines. Security Fixes: open-vm-tools: Local privilege escalation in open-vm-tools...

RHEL 9 : open-vm-tools (RHSA-2025:17445)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2025:17445 advisory. The Open Virtual Machine Tools are the open source implementation of the VMware Tools. They are a set of guest operating system virtualization...

open-vm-tools: SAML token signature bypass

A flaw was found in open-vm-tools. This flaw allows a malicious actor that has been granted Guest Operation Privileges in a target virtual machine to elevate their privileges if that target virtual machine has been assigned a more privileged Guest Alias...

USN-6257-1 open-vm-tools vulnerability

It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled certain authentication requests. A fully compromised ESXi host can force Open VM Tools to fail to authenticate host-to-guest operations, impacting the confidentiality and integrity of the guest virtual machine. CVE-2023-20867...