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.
References
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| 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 | Permissions Required |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/29/10 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00000.html | Mailing 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/0/36149 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-41244 | US Government Resource |
Configurations
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History
06 Nov 2025, 13:58
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| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/29/10 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
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Vmware open Vm Tools
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
04 Nov 2025, 22:16
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04 Nov 2025, 14:53
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Debian debian Linux
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| References | () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00000.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
03 Nov 2025, 19:15
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31 Oct 2025, 14:36
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation_operations:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:vmware:aria_operations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| 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-/36149 - Permissions Required | |
| References | () https://blog.nviso.eu/2025/09/29/you-name-it-vmware-elevates-it-cve-2025-41244/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36149 - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-41244 - US Government Resource | |
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Vmware tools
Vmware cloud Foundation Operations Vmware Microsoft windows Vmware telco Cloud Platform Linux Linux linux Kernel Vmware cloud Foundation Microsoft Vmware telco Cloud Infrastructure Vmware aria Operations |
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Information
Published : 2025-09-29 17:15
Updated : 2025-11-06 13:58
NVD link : CVE-2025-41244
Mitre link : CVE-2025-41244
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-41244
JSON object : View
Products Affected
vmware
- tools
- telco_cloud_platform
- aria_operations
- cloud_foundation_operations
- open_vm_tools
- cloud_foundation
- telco_cloud_infrastructure
microsoft
- windows
debian
- debian_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-267
Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions
