Privilege Escalation Flaw Found in VMware Tools
The first security advisory published by VMware in 2016 describes an important guest privilege escalation vulnerability in VMware Tools.
VMware Tools includes utilities designed to enhance the performance of the virtual machine (VM) guest operating system and improve VM management.
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