description: VMware Tools for Windows (11.x.y and 10.x.y prior to 12.0.0) contains an uncontrolled search path vulnerability. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges in the Windows guest OS, where VMware Tools is installed, may be able to execute code with system privileges in the Windows guest OS due to an uncontrolled search path element.
problem types: Uncontrolled search path vulnerability
affected:
{
product: VMware Tools for Windows
vendor: n/a
versions:
status: affected, version: VMware Tools for Windows (11.x.y and 10.x.y prior to 12.0.0)
}