Broadcom has released a security advisory addressing a high severity vulnerability in VMware Tools for Windows. VMware Tools is a suite of utilities that enhances the performance of VMware virtual machines and provides extra functionality.
CVE-2025-22230 is an authentication bypass due to improper access control vulnerability with a CVSSv3 score of 7.8. If exploited, an attacker with non-administrative privileges on a Windows guest virtual machine (VM) could perform certain high-privilege operations within that VM.
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Source: NHS Digital
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