CVE-2025-41244
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CVE-2025-41244 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. CISA has confirmed active exploitation in the wild. EPSS estimates a 7.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Status
This vulnerability is listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild. Federal agencies must remediate by .
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Aria Operations | >= 8.0, < 8.18.5 |
| Vmware | Cloud Foundation | >= 4.0, <= 5.2.2 |
| Vmware | Cloud Foundation Operations | 9.0 |
| Vmware | Open Vm Tools | >= 11.2.0, < 12.5.4 |
| Vmware | Open Vm Tools | 13.0.0 |
| Vmware | Telco Cloud Infrastructure | >= 2.2, <= 3.0 |
| Vmware | Telco Cloud Platform | >= 4.0, < 5.0.1 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 |
| Vmware | Tools | >= 12.5.0, < 12.5.4 |
| Vmware | Tools | >= 13.0.0.0, < 13.0.5.0 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/29/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.nviso.eu/2025/09/29/you-name-it-vmware-elevates-it-cve-2025-41244/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-41244US Government Resource
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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