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CVE-2025-41244

Published: January 25, 2026
Last updated:1 day ago (January 25, 2026)
Exploit: YesZero-day: YesPatch: YesTrend: Neutral
TL;DR
Updated January 25, 2026

CVE-2025-41244 is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. Exploits are available; patches have been released and should be applied urgently. This is classified as a zero-day vulnerability.

Key Points
  • 1High severity (CVSS 7.8/10)
  • 2EPSS: 1.00% - moderate likelihood of exploitation
  • 3Public exploits are available
  • 4Vendor patches are available
  • 5Strobes Priority Score: 771/1000 (High)
  • 6Affects products from 4 vendors
Severity Scores
CVSS v37.8
CVSS v20.0
Priority Score771.0
EPSS Score1.0
High
Exploitation LikelihoodLow
1.00%EPSS

Lower probability of exploitation

Patch during regular maintenance
1.00%
EPSS
7.8
CVSS
Yes
Exploit
Yes
Patch
Medium Priority
exploit exists

EPSS predicts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days based on real-world threat data, complementing CVSS severity scores with actual risk assessment.

Description

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.

CVSS v3 Breakdown
Attack Vector:Local
Attack Complexity:Local
Privileges Required:Local
User Interaction:Network
Scope:Unchanged
Confidentiality:High
Integrity:High
Availability:High
Exploit References
Cisa.govGitHubGitHubVendor Advisory
Patch References
Vendor AdvisoryZeroday CZ
Trend Analysis
Neutral
Vulnerable Products
VendorProduct
VMwareTelco Cloud Infrastructure
VMwareTools
VMwareTelco Cloud Platform
MicrosoftWindows
VMwareOpen Vm Tools
LinuxLinux Kernel
VMwareCloud Foundation
DebianDebian Linux
VMwareCloud Foundation Operations
VMwareAria Operations
Advisories
CISA: 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.
GitHub AdvisoryNVD
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Strobes VI. (2026). CVE-2025-41244 - CVE Details and Analysis. Strobes VI. Retrieved January 26, 2026, from https://vi.strobes.co/cve/CVE-2025-41244
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