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    CVE-2025-41244

    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.

    Published:Sep 29, 2025
    Last Modified:Feb 26, 2026
    EPS:Sep 29, 2025
    EPSS Score:0.00786
    CVSS Score:7.8

    CISA Notification

    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.

    Required Action:

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

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Nov 20, 2025
    295 days ago
    Alert Date
    Oct 30, 2025
    316 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Aria Operations
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Cloud Foundation
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Cloud Foundation Operations
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Open Vm Tools
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Telco Cloud Infrastructure
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Telco Cloud Platform
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Tools

    Exploits

    https://blog.nviso.eu/2025/09/29/you-name-it-vmware-elevates-it-cve-2025-41244/https://github.com/haspiranti/CVE-2025-41244-PoChttps://github.com/NULL200OK/CVE-2025-41244https://github.com/rxerium/CVE-2025-41244

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High