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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 act

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.1 EPSS 0.0004
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules14 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
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Affected Products & Versions

3
vmware tools>= 10.0.0 and <= 10.3.24
vmware tools>= 11.0.0 and <= 11.3.5
vmware tools>= 12.0.0 and < 12.0.5
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Sigma Hunt Rules

14
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productcriticalHackTool - Credential Dumping Tools Named Pipe Created
productcriticalZerologon Exploitation Using Well-known Tools
producthighOutbound RDP Connections Over Non-Standard Tools
producthighCred Dump Tools Dropped Files
producthighUAC Bypass Tools Using ComputerDefaults
producthighPotential Data Exfiltration Activity Via CommandLine Tools
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Scoring & Timeline

7.1
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · security@vmware.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD24 May 2022 · 07:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0015.htmlVendor Advisory
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