CVE-2025-41244: Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools Privilege Defined with Unsafe Actions Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
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.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A privilege escalation vulnerability allows local actors to gain root access.
- Who is affected
- Local users with non-administrative privileges on VMs with VMware Tools installed.
- Urgency
- Remediation is critical due to confirmed exploitation.
- Action
- Apply patches to VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-41244
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2025-41244Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 94% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-41244 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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