Actively exploited
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog since October 30, 2025.
CVE-2025-41244
Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools Privilege Defined with Unsafe Actions Vulnerability
Broadcom · VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools
Added to KEV October 30, 2025
Alert details
- Source feed
- CISA KEV
- CVE ID
- CVE-2025-41244
- CWE
- CWE-267
- Affected products
- VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools · Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools · Broadcom
What happened
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.
What it means for your business
Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (CVE-2025-41244). 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. CISA remediation due date: 2025-11-20. If you need help checking exposure, call (864) 335-9223.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA due date: November 20, 2025
Sources
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