| Name | CVE-2025-22247 |
| Description | VMware Tools contains an insecure file handling vulnerability. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges on a guest VM may tamper the local files to trigger insecure file operations within that VM. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-4165-1, DSA-5919-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 1105159 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| open-vm-tools (PTS) | bullseye | 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u3 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security) | 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u4 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u2 | vulnerable |
| bookworm (security) | 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u3 | fixed |
| trixie, sid | 2:12.5.0-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25683
Patches: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/tree/CVE-2025-22247.patch
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/12/2