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)
Quick assessment
Affected
VMware VCF operations
Exploitation
Confirmed exploitation in the wild; remediate immediately
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
VMware Tools和VMware Aria Operations都是美国威睿（VMware）公司的产品。VMware Tools是一款VMWare虚拟机自带的增强工具，它是VMware提供的用于增强虚拟显卡和硬盘性能、以及同步虚拟机与主机时钟的驱动程序。VMware Aria Operations是一个统一的、人工智能驱动的自动驾驶 IT 运营管理平台，适用于私有云、混合云和多云环境。 VMware Tools和VMware Aria Operations存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于本地非特权攻击者可利
In-the-Wild Activity Observed
cisa_kev · confirmed
Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI
T1068 · Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-41244
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
VMSA-2025-0015: VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools updates address multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-41244,CVE-2025-41245, CVE-2025-41246)
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability 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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
特权定义了不安全动作
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
VMware Tools和VMware Aria Operations 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
VMware Tools和VMware Aria Operations都是美国威睿（VMware）公司的产品。VMware Tools是一款VMWare虚拟机自带的增强工具，它是VMware提供的用于增强虚拟显卡和硬盘性能、以及同步虚拟机与主机时钟的驱动程序。VMware Aria Operations是一个统一的、人工智能驱动的自动驾驶 IT 运营管理平台，适用于私有云、混合云和多云环境。 VMware Tools和VMware Aria Operations存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于本地非特权攻击者可利
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
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Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
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| VMware | VCF operations | 9.0.x ~ 9.0.1.0 | - |
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| VMware | VMware tools | 13.x.x.x ~ 13.0.5.0 | - |
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| VMware | VMware Aria Operations | 8.18.x ~ 8.18.5 | - |
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| VMware | VMware Cloud Foundation | 5.x ~ 8.18.5 | - |
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| VMware | VMware Telco Cloud Platform | 5.x ~ 8.18.5 | - |
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| VMware | VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure | 3.x ~ 8.18.5 | - |
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II. Public POCs for CVE-2025-41244
| # | POC Description | Source Link | Shenlong Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detection for CVE-2025-41244 | https://github.com/rxerium/CVE-2025-41244 | POC Details |
| 2 | VMware Aria Operations < 4.18.5 & VMware Tools - Local Privilege Escalation | https://github.com/haspiranti/CVE-2025-41244-PoC | POC Details |
| 3 | CVE-2025-41244 is a critical local privilege escalation vulnerability in VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools | https://github.com/NULL200OK/CVE-2025-41244 | POC Details |
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Same Patch Batch · VMware · 2025-09-29 · 6 CVEs total
| CVE-2025-41250 | 8.5 HIGH | Header injection vulnerability |
| CVE-2025-41251 | 8.1 HIGH | Weak password recovery vulnerability |
| CVE-2025-41246 | 7.6 HIGH | Improper authorisation vulnerability |
| CVE-2025-41252 | 7.5 HIGH | Username enumeration vulnerability |
| CVE-2025-41245 | 4.9 MEDIUM | VMSA-2025-0015: VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools updates address multiple vulnerabi |
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