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.
References
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| 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 | Permissions Required |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/29/10 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00000.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://blog.nviso.eu/2025/09/29/you-name-it-vmware-elevates-it-cve-2025-41244/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36149 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-41244 | US Government Resource |
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Information
Published : 2025-09-29 17:15
Updated : 2025-11-06 13:58
NVD link : CVE-2025-41244
Mitre link : CVE-2025-41244
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-41244
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Products Affected
vmware
- open_vm_tools
- cloud_foundation_operations
- cloud_foundation
- telco_cloud_platform
- aria_operations
- tools
- telco_cloud_infrastructure
debian
- debian_linux
microsoft
- windows
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-267
Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions
