VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-22977
VMware Tools for Windows(12.0.0, 11.x.y and 10.x.y) contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability.
HIGH 7.1EPSS 0.80%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 3.1
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.80% probability · 54th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- vmware/tools
- Source
- security@vmware.com
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.