CVE-2025-22247 | VMware Tools up to 12.5.1 File link following

A vulnerability has been found in VMware Tools up to 12.5.1 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component File Handler. The manipulation leads to link following.

This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-22247. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.