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Known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2025-41244

highCVSS 3.1 7.8In CISA KEVEPSS 16%Published · VMware

The short answer

CVE-2025-41244 affects VMware VCF operations and is rated high (CVSS 7.8). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-10-30: attackers are using it, so patch it first.

What it is

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.

Weakness: CWE-267.

Severity

7.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploited (CISA KEV)

Yes, since Oct 30, 2025

Federal due date Nov 20, 2025

EPSS, next 30 days

16%

Higher than 97% of scored CVEs

How it can be exploited

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

What CISA says to do

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

Affected products

VCF operations, VMware tools, VMware Aria Operations, VMware Cloud Foundation, VMware Telco Cloud Platform, VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.

References

Questions

Is CVE-2025-41244 being exploited?

Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-41244 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-10-30, with a federal remediation due date of 2025-11-20.

How do I fix CVE-2025-41244?

CISA's 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.

From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.

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