VMware Tools 10.x.y/11.x.y/12.0.0 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware Tools 10.x.y/11.x.y/12.0.0. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-31676. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware Tools 10.x.y/11.x.y/12.0.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

VMware Tools (12.0.0, 11.x.y and 10.x.y) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with local non-administrative access to the Guest OS can escalate privileges as a root user in the virtual machine.

The weakness was released 08/24/2022 as VMSA-2022-0024. It is possible to read the advisory at vmware.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-31676 since 05/25/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236610 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0159: open-vm-tools (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0159)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 10.3.25 or 12.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at docs.vmware.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (236610). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 236610
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0159: open-vm-tools (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0159)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Tools 10.3.25/12.1.0

Timelineinfo

05/25/2022 🔍
08/24/2022 +91 days 🔍
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05/20/2025 +1000 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2022-0024
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-31676 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-31676
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-207051
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 08/24/2022 08:57
Updated: 05/20/2025 06:55
Changes: 08/24/2022 08:57 (41), 09/25/2022 08:46 (10), 05/20/2025 06:55 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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