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CVE-2025-41244

7.8 high KEV · due 2025-11-20 exploit ×3 SSVC exploitation: active Analyzed
NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV

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.

Fix

Public exploits 3

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CISA KEV required action · due 2025-11-20

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

Added to the catalog 2025-10-30. CISA KEV

Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1

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Change history 1

  1. First seenCVSS 7.8 · in KEV · vmware, debianNVD modified 2026-10-18 21:10

Affected (CPE criteria) 9

  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References 6