CVE-2025-41244

HIGH
2025-09-29 [email protected]
7.8
CVSS 3.1
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CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Patch Released
Apr 06, 2026 - 02:30 nvd
Patch available
Analysis Generated
Mar 28, 2026 - 19:14 vuln.today
Added to CISA KEV
Nov 06, 2025 - 13:58 cisa
CISA KEV
PoC Detected
Nov 06, 2025 - 13:58 vuln.today
Public exploit code
CVE Published
Sep 29, 2025 - 17:15 nvd
HIGH 7.8

Tags

Privilege Escalation VMware Aria Operations Cloud Foundation Cloud Foundation Operations Open Vm Tools Telco Cloud Infrastructure Telco Cloud Platform Debian Linux Tools Redhat Suse

Description

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.

Analysis

VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Actively exploited in the wild (cisa kev) and public exploit code available.

Technical Context

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-267. 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. Affected products include: Vmware Aria Operations, Vmware Cloud Foundation, Vmware Cloud Foundation Operations, Vmware Open Vm Tools, Vmware Telco Cloud Infrastructure.

Affected Products

Vmware Aria Operations, Vmware Cloud Foundation, Vmware Cloud Foundation Operations, Vmware Open Vm Tools, Vmware Telco Cloud Infrastructure.

Remediation

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

Priority Score

109
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: +50
EPSS: +0.4
CVSS: +39
POC: +20

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