CVE-2025-41244

HIGHNVD 7.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-10-30), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS: 8%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
9.0(high)
EPSS
94.1%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

September 29, 2025

Last Modified

November 6, 2025

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Jun 3, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-41244
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

Support Content Notification - Support Portal - Broadcom support portal

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36149
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

You name it, VMware elevates it (CVE-2025-41244)

https://blog.nviso.eu/2025/09/29/you-name-it-vmware-elevates-it-cve-2025-41244/
generic Patch Available

[SECURITY] [DLA 4316-1] open-vm-tools security update

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00000.html
generic

oss-security - [Security Advisory] open-vm-tools: Local privilege escalation (CVE-2025-41244)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/29/10
generic

Home - Support Portal - Broadcom support portal - Support Portal

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

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-41244(9)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(10)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuopen-vm-tools-sdmp (2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.8+esm1) @ focal2026-07-21ubuntu
redhatopen-vm-tools-0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.12025-10-07redhat
redhatopen-vm-tools-0:12.3.5-2.el8_10.12025-10-07redhat
redhatopen-vm-tools-0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.22025-10-07redhat
redhatopen-vm-tools-0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.52025-10-07redhat
redhatopen-vm-tools-0:12.5.0-1.el10_0.12025-10-07redhat
redhatopen-vm-tools-0:11.2.0-2.el8_4.52025-10-07redhat
redhatopen-vm-tools-0:11.3.5-1.el8_6.62025-10-07redhat
redhatopen-vm-tools-0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.52025-10-07redhat
redhatopen-vm-tools-0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.62025-10-07redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(1)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 102× in last 7d / 421× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-07-22 15:57 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 15:57 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-07-22 15:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-22 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  6. 2026-07-22 11:54 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-07-22 11:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  10. 2026-07-22 03:50 UTCVendor advisory
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  14. 2026-07-21 19:43 UTCVendor advisory
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  19. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  21. 2026-07-21 11:37 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-07-21 11:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-21 07:34 UTCVendor advisory
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  25. 2026-07-21 03:32 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-07-21 03:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  6. 2026-07-20 19:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  8. 2026-07-20 15:25 UTCVendor advisory
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  22. 2026-07-19 15:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-19 14:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  25. 2026-07-19 11:08 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-07-19 11:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-07-19 07:06 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-07-19 07:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-07-19 03:04 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-07-19 03:04 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-07-19 03:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-07-19 02:28 UTCEPSS rescore
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  34. 2026-07-18 23:02 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-07-18 23:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  38. 2026-07-18 14:57 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-07-18 14:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-07-18 10:55 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-07-18 10:55 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-07-18 10:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-07-18 06:53 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-07-18 06:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-07-18 02:51 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-07-18 02:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-07-17 22:49 UTCVendor advisory
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  55. 2026-07-17 10:41 UTCEG score recompute
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  58. 2026-07-17 06:39 UTCVendor advisory
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  60. 2026-07-17 02:36 UTCVendor advisory
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  64. 2026-07-16 18:32 UTCVendor advisory
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  66. 2026-07-16 17:04 UTCCISA KEV update
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  68. 2026-07-16 14:30 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-07-16 14:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCNULL200OK/CVE-2025-41244
    First seen Nov 11, 2025

    CVE-2025-41244 is a critical local privilege escalation vulnerability in VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2025-41244?
CVE-2025-41244 is a high vulnerability published on September 29, 2025. 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…
When was CVE-2025-41244 disclosed?
CVE-2025-41244 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 29, 2025, with the most recent update on November 6, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-41244 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-41244 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on October 30, 2025, affecting Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-41244?
CVE-2025-41244 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2025-41244?
CVE-2025-41244 affects Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2025-41244?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-41244, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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