VMware Tools 13.0.1.0 Release Notes$$$$$$VMware Tools 13.0.1.0 | 15 JUL 2025 | Build No 24843032$$$$$$$$$Whats New$$$This release resolves CVE-2025-41239. For more information on this vulnerability and its impact on Broadcom products; see VMSA-2025-0013.$$$$$$Internationalization$$$VMware Tools 13.0.1.0 is available in the following languages:$$$English$$$French$$$Japanese$$$Spanish$$$$$$For more details refer - https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/tools/13-0-0/release-notes/vmware-tools-1301-release-notes.html

Introduction$$$VMware Tools 13.0.0 | 17 JUN 2025 | Build No 24696409$$$Check for additions and updates to these release notes.$$$Whats New$$$Updated OpenSSL to version 3.0.15.$$$Updated 7zip version to 24.09.$$$Updated uriparser to version 0.9.7.$$$Before You Begin$$$VMware Tools 13.0.0 supports the following guest operating systems:$$$windows.iso supports the following 64-bit Windows versions - Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and later. $$$The Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable package is a prerequisite for installing VMware Tools 13.0.0 for Windows and ships with the VMware Tools 13.0.0 download package. While preparing a Windows guest for installation; VMware Tools runs the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package installer; which checks for a more recent version in the guest. If the guest already has a more recent version; the package does not install.$$$For a 64-bit Windows guest; the prerequisite versions are Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) version 14.40.33816 and Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) version 14.40.33816.$$$Refer to Microsofts update KB2977003 for the latest supported Visual C++ downloads.$$$Installing or upgrading to VMware Tools 13.0.0 is not supported for Windows versions that do not meet the prerequisite. Customers should use or upgrade to VMware Tools 11.3.5 until they can update their Windows OS to meet the prerequisites for VMware Tools 13.0.0.$$$Windows OS level prerequisites$$$Windows Server 2025$$$Windows Server 2022$$$Windows 11$$$Windows Server 2019$$$Windows Server 2016$$$Windows 10$$$Windows Server 2012 R2 with Microsofts update KB2919355$$$Windows 8.1 with Microsofts update KB2919355$$$Windows Server 2012 $$$Windows 8$$$Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) with Microsofts update KB4474419$$$Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) with Microsofts update KB4474419$$$For windows.iso support for 32-bit Windows versions - Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and later; refer to VMware Tools 12.5.2 Release Notes.$$$windows.iso for Windows Arm supports Windows 11 Arm 64-bit and later. $$$The prerequisite version for a Windows Arm guest is Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (Arm64) version 14.40.33816. Refer to Microsofts update KB2977003 for the latest supported Visual C++ downloads.$$$For Windows Arm versions that do not meet the prerequisite; installing or upgrading to VMware Tools 13.0.0 is not supported.$$$Windows OS level prerequisites$$$Windows 11 Arm$$$For details on darwin.iso version; refer to VMware Tools 12.1.0 Release Notes.$$$For details on linux.iso; refer to VMware Tools 10.3.26 Release Notes.$$$For details on solaris.iso; refer to VMware Tools 10.3.10 Release Notes.$$$VMware Tools ISO images are frozen for some end-of-life guest operating systems. Some ISO images are not included with ESX in the tools-light VIB. For more details; see the VMware Tools Documentation page. All VMware Tools ISO images are available for download from https://support.broadcom.com.$$$VMware Tools for Windows: A 64-bit installer executable () file is available for download. This file is provided for easier access and installation of VMware Tools in Windows guest operating systems.$$$VMware Tools for Windows Arm: Installer executable () files are available for download.

Whats New$$$Updated Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable version to 14.40.33816 with the fix for CVE-2024-43590. For more information on this vulnerability; see CVE-2024-43590.$$$This release resolves CVE-2025-22230. For more information on this vulnerability and its impact on Broadcom products; see VMSA-2025-0005.$$$This release includes VMware Tools 12.4.6 for 32-bit Windows to address CVE-2025-22230.

VMware Tools 12.5.0 | 08 OCT 2024 | Build No 24276846$$$Check for additions and updates to these release notes.$$$Whats New$$$Updated OpenSSL version to 3.0.14.$$$$$$Updated libxml2 version to 2.13.3.$$$$$$Updated xmlsec version to 1.3.5.$$$$$$WDDM driver supports OpenGL 4.5 software rendering when 3D acceleration is deactivated.$$$$$$VMware Tools 12.5.0 and later supports only Windows 64-bit guest operating systems.$$$$$$Windows Arm64 native support in VMware Tools Windows installer.$$$

VMware Tools 12.4.5 | 27 JUN 2024 | Build No 23787635$$$$$$Check for additions and updates to these release notes.$$$$$$Whats New$$$Updated OpenSSL version to 3.0.13.$$$$$$Updated zlib version to 1.3.1.$$$$$$Updated glib version to 2.79.1.$$$$$$Updated glibmm version to 2.76.0.$$$$$$Updated libxml2 version to 2.12.5.$$$$$$Updated xmlsec version to 1.3.3.$$$$$$OpenGL 4.3 emulation support for x86 and x64 graphics applications on Windows Arm guest operating systems.$$$$$$

VMware Tools 12.4.0 Release Notes$$$03/07/2024$$$VMware Tools 12.4.0 | 21 MAR 2024 | Build No 23259341$$$$$$Check for additions and updates to these release notes.$$$$$$Whats New$$$Updated OpenSSL version to 3.0.12.$$$$$$Updated zlib version to 1.3.$$$$$$Updated GLib version to 2.76.3.$$$$$$OpenGL 4.2 emulated x86/x64 support for Windows ARM guest operating systems.$$$$$$

VMware Tools 12.3.5 | 26 OCT 2023 | Build No 22544099$$$$$$Check for additions and updates to these release notes.$$$$$$Whats New$$$This release resolves CVE-2023-34057 and CVE-2023-34058. For more information on this vulnerability and its impact on VMware products; see https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html.$$$$$$The open-vm-tools source release resolves CVE-2023-34059 (Linux only).$$$$$$Updated OpenSSL version to 3.0.10.$$$$$$Updated glibmm version to 2.70.0.$$$$$$Updated libsigc++ version to 3.0.6.$$$$$$

Whats New$$$Updated OpenSSL version to 3.0.8.$$$$$$Updated libxml2 version to 2.10.4.$$$$$$Updated glib version to 2.71.1.$$$$$$Updated libffi version to 3.3.$$$$$$This release resolves CVE-2023-20900. For more information on this vulnerability and its impact on VMware products; see https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0019.html.$$$$$$From VMware Tools 12.3.0 version onwards; workload notifications for NSX distributed malware prevention is enabled.$$$$$$VMware Tools 12.3.0 version provides support for Windows Arm VMs running on VMware Fusion on Apple silicon. See Manually Install VMware Tools on Windows Arm.

Whats New$$$Updated OpenSSL version to 3.0.8.$$$$$$Updated libxml2 version to 2.10.3.$$$$$$This release resolves CVE-2023-20867. For more information on this vulnerability and its impact on VMware products; see https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0013.html. $$$$$$

VMware Tools 12.2.0 Release Notes$$$$$$VMware Tools 12.2.0 | 07 MAR 2023 | Build No 21223074$$$$$$Check for additions and updates to these release notes.$$$$$$Whats New $$$Updated zlib to 1.2.13 with additional fixes$$$$$$Updated 7zip to 22.01$$$$$$

Whats New$$$This is a maintenance release of VMware Tools to provide fixes for critical product issues and security issues.$$$$$$Updated OpenSSL to 3.0.7$$$$$$Updated zlib to 1.2.12 with additional fixes $$$$$$Updated GLib to 2.56.3 with additional fixes$$$$$$Updated libxml2 to 2.10.2$$$$$$This release resolves CVE-2022-31693. For more information on this vulnerability and its impact on VMware products; see https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0029.html.

Updated zlib version from 1.2.11 to 1.2.12.$$$This release resolves CVE-2022-31676. For more information on this vulnerability and its impact on VMware products; see https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0024.html.