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CVE-2022-31693

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-06-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-404

Description

VMware Tools for Windows (12.x.y prior to 12.1.5, 11.x.y and 10.x.y) contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the VM3DMP driver. A malicious actor with local user privileges in the Windows guest OS, where VMware Tools is installed, can trigger a PANIC in the VM3DMP driver leading to a denial-of-service condition in the Windows guest OS.

Affected products

• VMware Tools: from 10.0.0 before 12.1.5 — fixed in 12.1.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware Tools 12.1.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221223-0009/
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230824-0009/
• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0029.html
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221223-0009/
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230824-0009/
• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0029.html

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