CVE-2025-41239
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CVE-2025-41239 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.1/10 on the CVSS scale. VMware ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and VMware Tools contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to the usage of an uninitialised memory in vSockets. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to leak memory from processes communicating with vSockets.. EPSS estimates a 2.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
VMware ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and VMware Tools contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to the usage of an uninitialised memory in vSockets. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to leak memory from processes communicating with vSockets.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
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Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Deferred
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