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CVE-2025-41244

Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools Privilege Defined with Unsafe Actions Vulnerability

Published Sep 29, 2025 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools

Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools contain a privilege defined with unsafe actions 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.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 29, 2025 · Catalog

    Detected

    Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools contain a privilege defined with unsafe actions 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.

  2. Oct 30, 2025 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

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

  3. Nov 20, 2025 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

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

  4. Jun 17, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools contain a privilege defined with unsafe actions 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.

CISA due date Nov 20, 2025

Affected

  • cpe debian/debian linux11.0
  • cpe vmware/aria operationsversion unspecified
  • cpe vmware/cloud foundationversion unspecified
  • cpe vmware/cloud foundation operations9.0
  • cpe vmware/open vm toolsversion unspecified
  • cpe vmware/open vm tools13.0.0
  • cpe vmware/telco cloud infrastructureversion unspecified
  • cpe vmware/telco cloud platformversion unspecified
  • cpe vmware/toolsversion unspecified
  • vendor Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Toolsversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVCVE-2025-41244

    Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools contain a privilege defined with unsafe actions 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.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgCVE-2025-41244

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2025-41244

    30-day exploitation probability 8.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-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

    nvd.nist.gov

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