cve-2025-41244
HIGH cisa_known_exploited
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.
Timeline
- Published
- 2025-10-30
- Last Modified
- 2025-10-30
CVSS Details
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Affected Products
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Linked Vulnerabilities
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"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"
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"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"
}
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