CVE-2025-41236
VMXNET3 integer-overflow vulnerability
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in ESXi80U3f-24784735, ESXi80U2e-24789317, ESXi70U3w-24784741, 17.6.4
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: total
Summary
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an integer-overflow vulnerability in the VMXNET3 virtual network adapter. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine with VMXNET3 virtual network adapter may exploit this issue to execute code on the host. Non VMXNET3 virtual adapters are not affected by this issue.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- VMware ESXi
From 8.0 · fixed in ESXi80U3f-24784735; From 8.0 · fixed in ESXi80U2e-24789317; From 7.0 · fixed in ESXi70U3w-24784741
- VMware Cloud Foundation
Version range not reported
- VMware Workstation
From 17.x · fixed in 17.6.4
- VMware Fusion
From 13.x · through 13.6.4
- VMware Telco Cloud Platform
Version range not reported
- VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure
Version range not reported