CVE-2025-41244VMSA-2025-0015: VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools updates address multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-41244,CVE-2025-41245, CVE-2025-41246)

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.

7.8 HIGHEPSS 15.84%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed

Last updated: 2026-10-18 21:10 UTC

Overview Affected Products References

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Overview

Severity

Score	Severity	Version	Vector String
7.8	HIGH	3.1vmware (CNA)	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA required action

⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Nov 20, 2025

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Details

CVE ID: CVE-2025-41244
Status: Analyzed
Assigner (CNA): vmware
Published: Sep 29, 2025
Last modified: 2026-10-18 21:10 UTC
Weaknesses: CWE-267

Sources

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