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.
Published: 2022-05-24
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-28092 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.
History

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-02T13:47:07.150Z

Reserved: 2022-01-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-22977

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T03:28:42.478Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-05-24T19:15:09.523

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:29:16.927

Link: CVE-2022-22977

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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