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7.6
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-41246
Improper authorisation vulnerability
Description

VMware Tools for Windows contains an improper authorisation vulnerability due to the way it handles user access controls. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges on a guest VM, who is already authenticated through vCenter or ESX may exploit this issue to access other guest VMs. Successful exploitation requires knowledge of credentials of the targeted VMs and vCenter or ESX.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 29, 2025, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 29, 2025, 7:34 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-41246 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vmware tools
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update VMware Tools for Windows to the latest version to fix authorization issues.
  • Update VMware Tools for Windows to the latest version.
  • Apply the latest security patches for VMware products.
  • Review and restrict user access controls.
  • Monitor for unauthorized access attempts.
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-2025-41246.

URL Resource
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36149
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-41246 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-2025-41246 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-41246 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • BleepingComputer
Broadcom fixes high-severity VMware NSX bugs reported by NSA

Broadcom has released security updates to patch two high-severity VMware NSX vulnerabilities reported by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). VMware NSX is a networking virtualization solution wit ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 30, 2025 (2 weeks, 6 days ago)
  • CybersecurityNews
VMware Tools and Aria Operations Vulnerabilities Let Attackers Escalate Privileges to Root

VMware has released an advisory to address three high-severity vulnerabilities in VMware Aria Operations, VMware Tools, VMware Cloud Foundation, VMware Telco Cloud Platform, and VMware Telco Cloud Inf ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 30, 2025 (2 weeks, 6 days ago)
  • Daily CyberSecurity
Broadcom Patches VMware Flaws: Privilege Escalation and Info Disclosure Vulnerabilities Affect VMware Tools and Aria Operations

Broadcom has released patches addressing three vulnerabilities in VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools, with severities ranging from Moderate to Important. These flaws—CVE-2025-41244, CVE-2025-4124 ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 30, 2025 (2 weeks, 6 days ago)

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-41246 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description VMware Tools for Windows contains an improper authorisation vulnerability due to the way it handles user access controls. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges on a guest VM, who is already authenticated through vCenter or ESX may exploit this issue to access other guest VMs. Successful exploitation requires knowledge of credentials of the targeted VMs and vCenter or ESX.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-863
    Added Reference https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36149
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.6
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact