VMSA-2025-0015: VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools updates address multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-41244,CVE-2025-41245, CVE-2025-41246)
- 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- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean?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? →
- Listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 9.0.1.0, 13.0.5.0, 12.5.4, 8.18.5
- 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
Summary
VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools are affected by this vulnerability, which could allow a local user with limited access to a virtual machine to gain full root control of that same machine. The risk applies to virtual machines running VMware Tools that are managed by Aria Operations with SDMP enabled.
Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.
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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.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Added to CISA KEV
CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild
- CISA remediation deadline
Due date for US federal agencies to patch
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- VMware VCF operations
From 9.0.x · fixed in 9.0.1.0
- VMware VMware tools
From 13.x.x.x · fixed in 13.0.5.0; From 12.5.x · fixed in 12.5.4
- VMware VMware Aria Operations
From 8.18.x · fixed in 8.18.5
- VMware VMware Cloud Foundation
From 5.x · fixed in 8.18.5; From 4.x · fixed in 8.18.5
- VMware VMware Telco Cloud Platform
From 5.x · fixed in 8.18.5; From 4.x · fixed in 8.18.5
- VMware VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure
From 3.x · fixed in 8.18.5; From 2.x · fixed in 8.18.5