CVE-2025-41246 (GCVE-0-2025-41246)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-29 15:57 – Updated: 2026-02-26 17:47
VLAI
Title
Improper authorisation vulnerability
Summary
VMware Tools for Windows contains an improper authorisation vulnerability due to the way it handles user access controls. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges on a guest VM, who is already authenticated through vCenter or ESX may exploit this issue to access other guest VMs. Successful exploitation requires knowledge of credentials of the targeted VMs and vCenter or ESX.
Severity
7.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-09-30 03:55 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
vmware CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 64/100 over 228 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
VMware Tools Affected: 13.x.x.x , < 13.0.5.0 (custom)
Affected: 12.x.x , < 12.5.4 (custom)
Affected: 11.x.x
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Date Public
2025-09-29 04:30
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