--- title: 'USN-7785-1: Open VM Tools vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices' description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7785-1 --- 1. [Ubuntu Security Notices](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices) 2. USN-7785-1 --- # USN-7785-1: Open VM Tools vulnerability Publication date 29 September 2025 Overview Open VM Tools could be made to run programs as an administrator. Releases [25.04](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=plucky) [24.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=noble) [22.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=jammy) [20.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=focal) --- Open side navigation ## Packages * [open-vm-tools](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves?package=open-vm-tools) - Open VMware Tools for virtual machines hosted on VMware ## Details It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled permissions with version checking. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges inside a virtual machine. This update disables the SDMP get-versions.sh script, so version information may no longer be made available. ## Update instructions In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. [Learn more about how to get the fixes.](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: | Ubuntu Release | Package Version | | --- | --- | | 25.04 plucky | [open-vm-tools](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools) –  [2:12.5.0-1ubuntu0.2](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/2:12.5.0-1ubuntu0.2) | | | | 24.04 LTS noble | [open-vm-tools](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools) –  [2:12.5.0-1~ubuntu0.24.04.2](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/2:12.5.0-1~ubuntu0.24.04.2) | | | | 22.04 LTS jammy | [open-vm-tools](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools) –  [2:12.3.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/2:12.3.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3) | | | | 20.04 LTS focal | [open-vm-tools](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools) –  2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.8+esm1   Ubuntu Pro | | | --- ### Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines. [Get Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) ## References * [CVE-2025-41244](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-41244)