VMware Tools 11.x / 12.x < 12.1.0 Privilege Escalation (VMSA-2022-0024)

The version of VMware Tools installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with local non-administrative access to the Guest OS can escalate privileges as a root user in the virtual machine. Note that Nessus has not tested for this issu...

VMware Releases Security Update

VMware has released a security update to address a vulnerability in Tools. A remote attacker could likely exploit the vulnerability to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2022-0024 and apply the necessary update. Thi...