Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in VMware Tools

CVE-2022-31676

Summary

VMware Tools, specifically versions 12.0.0, 11.x.y, and 10.x.y, are susceptible to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This issue allows a malicious actor with non-administrative access to the Guest Operating System to elevate their privileges to that of a root user within the virtual machine. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability poses significant security risks, enabling unauthorized actions that could compromise the integrity and confidentiality of the virtualized environment.

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