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Aria Operations CVE-2025-41244

HIGH
Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions (CWE-267)
2025-09-29 security@vmware.com
Privilege Escalation Debian VMware Aria Operations Cloud Foundation Debian Linux Telco Cloud Infrastructure Telco Cloud Platform Cloud Foundation Operations Open Vm Tools Tools
7.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: vmware
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
CWE-267
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Privilege defined with unsafe actions
Impact

CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. CISA has confirmed active exploitation in the wild. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.44%.
Exploit ScenarioDerived

Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: In CISA KEV with patch available.
Exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) Patch available 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026

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.

RemediationAI

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.

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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.

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Severity by source

Vendor (vmware) PRIMARY 7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SUSE HIGH
Red Hat 7.8 HIGH

Primary rating from Vendor (vmware).

CVSS VectorVendor: vmware

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Patch released
Apr 06, 2026 - 02:30 nvd
Patch available
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

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

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Why It Matters

CVE-2025-41244 presents notable security risk rated CVSS 7.8. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. This vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild (KEV-listed) and requires immediate remediation. Immediate patching is required per CISA KEV mandate.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not feasible: (1) Implement network-level access controls to limit exposure; (2) Enable enhanced monitoring and alerting; (3) Apply principle of least privilege.

Threat Intelligence Overview

Threat Score
4.6/10
Composite threat intelligence
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 37% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium
NVD CVE.org CISA KEV EPSS Vendor

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV Yes
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available Yes
Active threat Yes
Deciding rule
In CISA KEV with patch available
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Out-of-Cycle
Exploitation· derived
Active
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
Very High

Priority Score

109
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: +50
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +39
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Privilege Escalation HIGH

Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:aria_operations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation_operations:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: High
Product Status
Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/baremetal-os-container:2.1.3-6.132 Affected
Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/base-os-container:2.1.3-4.31 Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/toolbox:13.2-9.1 Image SL-Micro Affected
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References

Advisories & patches
ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17428 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17429 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17445 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17446 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17452 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17509 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17510 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17511 ADVISORY https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17512 ADVISORY https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36149 ADVISORY https://www.suse.com/support/update/SUSE-SU-2025:03434/ ADVISORY https://www.suse.com/support/update/SUSE-SU-2025:03435/ ADVISORY https://www.suse.com/support/update/SUSE-SU-2025:03436/ ADVISORY https://www.suse.com/support/update/SUSE-SU-2025:03535/ ADVISORY https://www.suse.com/support/update/SUSE-SU-2025:03585/ ADVISORY https://www.suse.com/support/update/SUSE-SU-2025:20853/ ADVISORY https://www.suse.com/support/update/SUSE-SU-2025:20866/ ADVISORY https://www.suse.com/support/update/SUSE-SU-2026:20100/ ADVISORY https://www.suse.com/support/update/SUSE-SU-2026:20114/ REF 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 REF http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/29/10 REF https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00000.html REF https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-41244

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