CVE-2025-41244
HIGH
7,8
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Description
AI Translation Available
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.
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)
Trend Analysis
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)
Prevede la probabilità di sfruttamento basata su intelligence sulle minacce e sulle caratteristiche della vulnerabilità.
EPSS Score
0,0001
Percentile
0,0th
Updated
EPSS Score Trend (Last 71 Days)
267
Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions
IncompleteCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Access Control
Potential Impacts:
Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
Application
Tools by Vmware
Version Range Affected
From
12.5.0
(inclusive)
To
12.5.4
(exclusive)
CPE Identifier
View Detailed Analysis
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application
Cloud Foundation Operations by Vmware
CPE Identifier
View Detailed Analysis
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation_operations:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application
Open Vm Tools by Vmware
Version Range Affected
From
11.2.0
(inclusive)
To
12.5.4
(exclusive)
CPE Identifier
View Detailed Analysis
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application
Tools by Vmware
Version Range Affected
From
13.0.0.0
(inclusive)
To
13.0.5.0
(exclusive)
CPE Identifier
View Detailed Analysis
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application
Open Vm Tools by Vmware
CPE Identifier
View Detailed Analysis
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application
Telco Cloud Infrastructure by Vmware
Version Range Affected
From
2.2
(inclusive)
To
3.0
(inclusive)
CPE Identifier
View Detailed Analysis
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application
Telco Cloud Platform by Vmware
Version Range Affected
From
4.0
(inclusive)
To
5.0.1
(exclusive)
CPE Identifier
View Detailed Analysis
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application
Aria Operations by Vmware
Version Range Affected
From
8.0
(inclusive)
To
8.18.5
(exclusive)
CPE Identifier
View Detailed Analysis
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:aria_operations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application
Cloud Foundation by Vmware
Version Range Affected
From
4.0
(inclusive)
To
5.2.2
(inclusive)
CPE Identifier
View Detailed Analysis
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Operating System
Debian Linux by Debian
CPE Identifier
View Detailed Analysis
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
https://blog.nviso.eu/2025/09/29/you-name-it-vmware-elevates-it-cve-2025-41244/
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/co…
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025…
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00000.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/29/10
http://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/support-content-view/-/support-content/Se…