CVE-2025-41244HIGH 7.8CISA KEVEPSS p93.8%

CVE-2025-41244Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools Privilege Defined with Unsafe Actions Vulnerability

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.

Scoring

CVSS 3.17.8 (HIGH)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS7.61% probability of exploitation · percentile 93.8% · 2026-06-19T12:03:05Z
Published2025-09-29
Last modified2025-11-06

CISA KEV entry

Added to KEV: 2025-10-30

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-267

References

  1. http://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/support-content-view/-/support-content/Security%20Advisories/VMSA-2025-0015--VMware-Aria-Operations-and-VMware-Tools-updates-address-multiple-vulnerabilities--CVE-2025-41244-CVE-2025-41245--CVE-2025-41246-/36149
  2. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/29/10
  3. https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00000.html
  4. https://blog.nviso.eu/2025/09/29/you-name-it-vmware-elevates-it-cve-2025-41244/
  5. https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36149
  6. https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-41244

1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessPrivilege Defined With Unsafe Actionscwe-2670%live

(incoming)1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
KEVEntryBroadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools Privilege Defined with Unsafe Actions Vulnerabilitykev-cve-2025-412440%live

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