Overview of the Issue

when using the iso_target_path option the vmware plugin fails to connect the cdrom to the vm. This is for both VMware Fusion on Intel and Apple Silicon Mac Minis.

Reproduction Steps

add iso_target_path = "some path".iso

Plugin and Packer version

Packer 1.12.0
VMware plugin 1.1.0

Simplified Packer Buildfile

source "vmware-iso" "example" {
  iso_url = "https://releases.ubuntu.com/yy.mm/ubuntu-yy.mm-live-server-amd64.iso"
  iso_checksum = "sha256:8762f7e74e4d64d72fceb5f70682e6b069932deedb4949c6975d0f0fe0a91be3"
  iso_target_path = "${path.root}/../builds/iso/${var.os_name}-${var.os_version}-${var.os_arch}.iso"
  ssh_username = "packer"
  ssh_password = "password"
  shutdown_command = "shutdown -P now"
}

build {
  sources = [
    "source.vmware-iso.example"
  ]
}

Operating system and Environment details

MacOS Sequoia 15.3.1 both Intel and Apple Silicon
Vmware Fusion 13.6.2

Log Fragments and crash.log files