CVE-2025-41226
VMware ESXi Guest Operation Denial-of-Service
Description
VMware ESXi contains a denial-of-service vulnerability that occurs when performing a guest operation. A malicious actor with guest operation privileges on a VM, who is already authenticated through vCenter Server or ESXi may trigger this issue to create a denial-of-service condition of guest VMs with VMware Tools running and guest operations enabled.
INFO
Published Date :
May 20, 2025, 3:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 21, 2025, 8:25 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
4.0
Exploitability Score :
2.3
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-41226
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-41226.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25717 |
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
May. 20, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description VMware ESXi contains a denial-of-service vulnerability that occurs when performing a guest operation. A malicious actor with guest operation privileges on a VM, who is already authenticated through vCenter Server or ESXi may trigger this issue to create a denial-of-service condition of guest VMs with VMware Tools running and guest operations enabled. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-400 Added Reference https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25717
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-41226 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-41226
weaknesses.