CVE-2025-41244VMSA-2025-0015: VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools updates address multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-41244,CVE-2025-41245, CVE-2025-41246)
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It affects VMware VCF operations and 8 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
CISA lists it as known exploited since Oct 30, 2025; federal agencies had to remediate by Nov 20, 2025. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-267
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Oct 30, 2025; federal remediation due Nov 20, 2025Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 8.44% (percentile 95)
- Assigned by
- vmware
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
VMware VCF operations vmware:vcf_operations (from the name) | from 9.0.x before 9.0.1.0 | CNA record |
VMware VMware tools vmware:tools (from the name) | from 13.x.x.x before 13.0.5.0; from 12.5.x before 12.5.4 | CNA record |
VMware VMware Aria Operations vmware:aria_operations (from the name) | from 8.18.x before 8.18.5 | CNA record |
VMware VMware Cloud Foundation vmware:cloud_foundation (from the name) | from 5.x before 8.18.5; from 4.x before 8.18.5 | CNA record |
VMware VMware Telco Cloud Platform vmware:telco_cloud_platform (from the name) | from 5.x before 8.18.5; from 4.x before 8.18.5 | CNA record |
VMware VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure vmware:telco_cloud_infrastructure (from the name) | from 3.x before 8.18.5; from 2.x before 8.18.5 | CNA record |
vmware aria_operations vmware:aria_operations | from 8.0 before 8.18.5 | NVD |
vmware cloud_foundation vmware:cloud_foundation | from 4.0 through 5.2.2 | NVD |
vmware cloud_foundation_operations vmware:cloud_foundation_operations | 9.0 | NVD |
vmware open_vm_tools vmware:open_vm_tools | from 11.2.0 before 12.5.4; 13.0.0 | NVD |
vmware telco_cloud_infrastructure vmware:telco_cloud_infrastructure | from 2.2 through 3.0 | NVD |
vmware telco_cloud_platform vmware:telco_cloud_platform | from 4.0 before 5.0.1 | NVD |
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux | 11.0 | NVD |
vmware tools vmware:tools | from 12.5.0 before 12.5.4; from 13.0.0.0 before 13.0.5.0 | NVD |
References
- 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-/36149permissions-required
- 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://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36149vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-41244us-government-resource
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