High severity · published May 24, 2022
CVE-2022-22977
VMware Tools for Windows(12.0.0, 11.x.y and 10.x.y) contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability
7.1
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
VMware Tools for Windows(12.0.0, 11.x.y and 10.x.y) contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. A malicious actor with non-administrative local user privileges in the Windows guest OS, where VMware Tools is installed, may exploit this issue leading to a denial-of-service condition or unintended information disclosure.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TO
Tools · Vmware
10.0.0 through 10.3.24; 11.0.0 through 11.3.5; 12.0.0 before 12.0.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22977
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22977
Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0015.html
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