Security readout for executives and security teams
This flaw concerns support data exposure, not remote takeover. VMware Tools vm-support 0.88 created its diagnostic archive with 0644 permissions, so a local user on the same system could read extracted archive contents and obtain sensitive information. Exposure is most likely on systems running affected VMware Tools versions where vm-support archives were generated and left accessible to local users. The source bundle does not provide complete affected product or version coverage beyond Workstation through 10.0.3 and other products. Treat as a moderate data-exposure issue for virtualized endpoints and servers. Prioritize environments with shared user access, sensitive workloads, or retained support bundles. Business urgency is lower than remote code execution but meaningful where diagnostic archives may contain secrets or configuration data. Mitigation focus: Check VMware guidance for the affected VMware Tools and Workstation versions.; Restrict access to existing vm-support archives containing sensitive diagnostic data.; Remove unneeded support archives from shared or locally accessible paths..
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- vmware-support-cve20144200-info-disc(95494)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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