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CVE-2025-41244 KEV

7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 8.4% (pctl 95)

Patch first

On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2025-11-20.

Description

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.

Scoring

CVSS7.8 (HIGH, v3.1)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS8.44% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-267
On CISA KEVyes — remediate by 2025-11-20
Public exploitnone known
Published2025-09-29
Last modified2026-06-17

CISA KEV

NameBroadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools Privilege Defined with Unsafe Actions Vulnerability
Added2025-10-30
Due2025-11-20
Vendor / productBroadcom / VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools
Ransomware usenone reported

Affected (10)

VendorProduct
debiandebian linux
linuxlinux kernel
microsoftwindows
vmwarearia operations
vmwarecloud foundation
vmwarecloud foundation operations
vmwareopen vm tools
vmwaretelco cloud infrastructure
vmwaretelco cloud platform
vmwaretools

References

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