Incorrect Privilege Assignment Affecting rhcos package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (6th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications

Snyk Learn

Learn about Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerabilities in an interactive lesson.

Start learning
  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-RHCOS-10121654
  • published13 May 2025
  • disclosed12 May 2025

Introduced: 12 May 2025

CVE-2025-22247  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-266  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:8 rhcos.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rhcos package and not the rhcos package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

VMware Tools contains an insecure file handling vulnerability. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges on a guest VM may tamper the local files to trigger insecure file operations within that VM.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1