New VMware Tools Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Tamper with Virtual Machines, Broadcom Issues Urgent Patch

New VMware Tools Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Tamper with Virtual Machines, Broadcom Issues Urgent Patch

A newly disclosed VMware Tools vulnerability could enable attackers with limited access to compromise virtual machines (VMs). Broadcom, which owns VMware, issued a security advisory warning that the flaw could be exploited to perform insecure file operations within affected VMs. 

The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-22247, affects VMware Tools versions 12.x.x and 11.x.x on Windows and Linux operating systems. According to the security bulletin (VMSA-2025-0007) released on May 12,…

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