| 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) |
| 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 (security), bullseye | 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u3 | vulnerable |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u2 | vulnerable |
| trixie | 2:12.5.0-1 | vulnerable |
| sid | 2:12.5.0-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| open-vm-tools | source | (unstable) | 2:12.5.0-2 | | | 1105159 |
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