CVE-2025-41244 (GCVE-0-2025-41244)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-29 16:09 – Updated: 2026-02-26 17:47Title
VMSA-2025-0015: VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools updates address multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-41244,CVE-2025-41245, CVE-2025-41246)
Summary
VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious local actor with non-administrative privileges having access to a VM with VMware Tools installed and managed by Aria Operations with SDMP enabled may exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root on the same VM.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-10-30 03:56 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/support-con… | |
| https://blog.nviso.eu/2025/09/29/you-name-it-vmwa… | exploittechnical-description |
| https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-cont… | vendor-advisory |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025… | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/0… |
Impacted products
6 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | VCF operations |
Affected:
9.0.x , < 9.0.1.0
(commercial)
|
guessed | |
| VMware | VMware tools |
Affected:
13.x.x.x , < 13.0.5.0
(commercial)
Affected: 12.5.x , < 12.5.4 (commercial) |
guessed | |
| VMware | VMware Aria Operations |
Affected:
8.18.x , < 8.18.5
(commercial)
|
guessed | |
| VMware | VMware Cloud Foundation |
Affected:
5.x , < 8.18.5
(commercial)
Affected: 4.x , < 8.18.5 (commercial) |
guessed | |
| VMware | VMware Telco Cloud Platform |
Affected:
5.x , < 8.18.5
(commercial)
Affected: 4.x , < 8.18.5 (commercial) |
guessed | |
| VMware | VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure |
Affected:
3.x , < 8.18.5
(commercial)
Affected: 2.x , < 8.18.5 (commercial) |
guessed |
Date Public
2025-09-29 16:00
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 9cf4ce16-d949-418f-87e7-9bfa7c4a37e0
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-10-30
Asserted: 2025-10-30
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools Privilege Defined with Unsafe Actions Vulnerability | Affected: Broadcom / VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools | Description: Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools contain a privilege defined with unsafe actions vulnerability. A malicious local actor with non-administrative privileges having access to a VM with VMware Tools installed and managed by Aria Operations with SDMP enabled may exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root on the same VM. | Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. | Due date: 2025-11-20 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36149 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-41244
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-267 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools |
| Due Date | 2025-11-20 |
| Date Added | 2025-10-30 |
| Vendorproject | Broadcom |
| Vulnerabilityname | Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools Privilege Defined with Unsafe Actions Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Created: 2026-02-02 13:24 UTC
| Updated: 2026-02-06 07:53 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 9b7abdea-f8d8-49af-abbe-91d0c91f39b2
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-06-01
Asserted: 2026-06-01
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: VMSA-2025-0015: VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools updates address multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-41244,CVE-2025-41245, CVE-2025-41246) | Affected: VMware / VCF operations, VMware tools, VMware Aria Operations, VMware Cloud Foundation, VMware Telco Cloud Platform, VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure | CVSS: 7.8 (HIGH) | EPSS: 0.07606 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | VMSA-2025-0015: VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools updates address multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-41244,CVE-2025-41245, CVE-2025-41246) |
| Vendor | VMware |
| Product | VCF operations, VMware tools, VMware Aria Operations, VMware Cloud Foundation, VMware Telco Cloud Platform, VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure |
| Added Date | 2026-06-01T10:43:11.593Z |
| Cvss Score | 7.8 |
| Epss Score | 0.07606 |
| Cvss Severity | HIGH |
| Epss Percentile | 0.93776 |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev |
|
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
References
Created: 2026-06-19 12:42 UTC
| Updated: 2026-06-19 12:42 UTC
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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
Sightings
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Nomenclature
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vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
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The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
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Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
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