USN-7508-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22247)
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2025-05-13 09:00 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:37 – Source website
VLAI
Summary
open-vm-tools vulnerability
Details
It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled certain file operations. An attacker in a guest could use this issue to perform insecure file operations and possibly elevate privileges in the guest.
References
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"details": "It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled certain file\noperations. An attacker in a guest could use this issue to perform insecure\nfile operations and possibly elevate privileges in the guest.\n",
"id": "USN-7508-1",
"modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:20Z",
"published": "2025-05-13T09:00:12Z",
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