Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: open-vm-tools bug fix and enhancement update
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 18% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 20 Jan 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Red Hatredhat/open-vm-toolspkg:rpm/redhat/open-vm-toolsOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released official bug fix updates for open-vm-tools that address CVE-2025-22247. Users should apply the updates available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10 and 9 as detailed in the Red Hat advisories RHBA-2026:0860 and RHBA-2025:20841. Instructions for applying these updates are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these updates will remediate the vulnerability.
Description
A medium severity vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-22247 affects the open-vm-tools package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 8.0.0 through 8.10 and version 9. The vulnerability relates to a bug tracked under CWE-266 and has been addressed by Red Hat through bug fix advisories. Updates including the fix are available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2026:0860 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhba-2026_0860.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:20841 (opens in a new tab)
- docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_enterprise_linux/9/html/9.7_release_notes/index (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2025/rhba-2025_20841.json (opens in a new tab)