VMware Tools 12.5.2 has been released

[Technogeezer]

On 22-May-2025, Broadcom released VMware Tools 12.5.2. This update addresses security vulnerabilities in VMware Tools as well as a vulnerability in 32-bit versions of bundled Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributables.

Release notes can be found at VMware Tools 12.5.2 Release Notes

The release notes provide links to the CVE entries associated with the vulnerabilities fixed by this release.

VMware Tools can be downloaded from the Broadcom support portal's free software area. Here's a shortcut to get to the free software downloads page where you can find VMware Tools: https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/free-downloads

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- Paul (technogeezer)
vExpert 2025
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[kasper]

Thank you for the post.   It is strange that the vmci.sys file in the 12.5.2 tools appears to be older than the one being installed using Windows updates.   Odd.