Vulnerability details
CVE-2025-41244
Actively exploited
VMware VCF operationsVMware Aria OperationsVMware Cloud FoundationVMware Telco Cloud InfrastructureVMware Telco Cloud PlatformVMware tools
VMSA-2025-0015: VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools updates address multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-41244,CVE-2025-41245, CVE-2025-41246)
CVSS 3.1
7.8High
Official 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.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (vmware) | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | VCF operations | 9.0.x ≤ v < 9.0.1.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | VMware Aria Operations | 8.18.x ≤ v < 8.18.5 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | VMware Cloud Foundation | 4.x ≤ v < 8.18.5 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | VMware Cloud Foundation | 5.x ≤ v < 8.18.5 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure | 2.x ≤ v < 8.18.5 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure | 3.x ≤ v < 8.18.5 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | VMware Telco Cloud Platform | 4.x ≤ v < 8.18.5 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | VMware Telco Cloud Platform | 5.x ≤ v < 8.18.5 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | VMware tools | 12.5.x ≤ v < 12.5.4 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | VMware tools | 13.x.x.x ≤ v < 13.0.5.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
6- 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
- https://blog.nviso.eu/2025/09/29/you-name-it-vmware-elevates-it-cve-2025-41244/ exploittechnical-description
- https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36149 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-41244 government-resource
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00000.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/29/10
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Details
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- Last updated
- 2026-02-26
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- vmware
- Kolun priority
- 96 · Critical
CISA KEV catalog
- Date added
- 2025-10-30
- Due date
- 2025-11-20
- Used in ransomware
- Unknown
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
16.37%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
96.9%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
- 2026-11-0816.37%
- 2026-11-0715.84%
- 2026-11-038.62%
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- Active
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-267