{"id":"USN-6257-1","summary":"open-vm-tools vulnerability","details":"It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled certain\nauthentication requests. A fully compromised ESXi host can force Open VM\nTools to fail to authenticate host-to-guest operations, impacting the\nconfidentiality and integrity of the guest virtual machine. 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