# CVE-2025-41244: VMSA-2025-0015: VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools updates address multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-41244,CVE-2025-41245, CVE-2025-41246)

> CVE-2025-41244: VMSA-2025-0015: VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools updates address multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-41244,CVE-2025-41245, CVE-2025-41246). CVSS 7.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-41244
Last updated: 2026-10-18T21:10:00Z

- Published: 2025-09-29 16:09 UTC · Updated: 2026-10-18 21:10 UTC · Assigner: vmware
- CVSS: 7.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 8.6%, 95th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2025-10-30, federal due date 2025-11-20, ransomware use: Unknown
- CWE: CWE-267

## 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.

## CISA 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.

## Affected vendors and products

- VMware: VCF operations
- VMware: VMware Aria Operations
- VMware: VMware Cloud Foundation
- VMware: VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure
- VMware: VMware Telco Cloud Platform
- VMware: VMware tools

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-41244)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-41244)
- [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](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)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-41244 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-41244.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2025-41244 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:50:03.921Z