CVE-2022-22977
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:May 24, 2022
Last Modified:Jun 2, 2026
EPS:May 24, 2022
EPSS Score:0.0004
CVSS Score:7.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows
Microsoft
Windows
Vendor
Vmware
Product
Tools
Vmware
Tools
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
