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HIGH SEVERITY
CVE-2025-41244 Broadcom · VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools

Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools Privilege Defined with Unsafe Actions Vulnerability

Technical Severity

CVSS v3.1 Metrics

HIGH
7.8 / 10
Minimal Risk Critical
Vector Specification
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Likelihood

EPSS Prediction

0.96 %
Predictive Probability
Percentile Rank
76.0 th

Documented as more likely to be exploited than 76.0% of known CVEs.

Detection Date

Oct 30, 2025

Remediation Due

Nov 20, 2025

CISA Catalog Active

Threat Analysis

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.

Remediation Directive

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

External Intelligence

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

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36149
NVD

National Vulnerability Database

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-41244