{
  "cvss": 0.0,
  "datePublished": "2025-10-30",
  "dateUpdated": "2025-10-30",
  "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.",
  "dueDate": "2025-11-20",
  "id": "CVE-2025-41244",
  "kev_catalogs": [
    "cisa"
  ],
  "knownRansomwareCampaignUse": "Unknown",
  "notes": "https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36149 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-41244",
  "product": "VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools",
  "requiredAction": "Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.",
  "severity": "HIGH",
  "source": "cisa_known_exploited",
  "title": "Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools Privilege Defined with Unsafe Actions Vulnerability",
  "vendor": "Broadcom"
}