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CVE-2025-41244

VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools contain a local privilege escalation 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…

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VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools contain a local privilege escalation 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 7.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.2/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 7.8: +1.17
  • Fresh EPSS: 8.63%: +0.04

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 17 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

BleepingComputer
Press · 04 Feb 2026, 08:00 · CISA: VMware ESXi flaw now exploited in ransomware attacks - BleepingComputer
CyberSecurityNews
Press · 12 Dec 2025, 08:00 · Top 20 Most Exploited Vulnerabilities of 2025: A Comprehensive Analysis - CyberSecurityNews
Recorded Future
Press · 06 Nov 2025, 08:00 · October 2025 CVE Landscape: 32 High-Impact Vulnerabilities Demand Immediate Attention - Recorded Future
Cyber Daily
Press · 04 Nov 2025, 08:00 · Xwiki and VMWare vulnerabilities exploited in the wild - Cyber Daily
The Hacker News
Press · 31 Oct 2025, 07:00 · CISA Flags VMware Zero-Day Exploited by China-Linked Hackers in Active Attacks - The Hacker News
See all 17 source documents
Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre
Press · 31 Oct 2025, 07:00 · VMWare Products Multiple Vulnerabilities - Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre
BleepingComputer
Press · 30 Oct 2025, 07:00 · CISA orders feds to patch VMware Tools flaw exploited by Chinese hackers - BleepingComputer
SOC Prime
Press · 06 Oct 2025, 07:00 · CVE-2025-61882 Vulnerability Detection: A Critical Oracle E-Business Suite Zero-Day Exploited in Cl0p Data Theft Attacks - SOC Prime
Check Point Research
Press · 06 Oct 2025, 07:00 · 6th October – Threat Intelligence Report - Check Point Research
Field Effect
Press · 01 Oct 2025, 07:00 · Broadcom patches VMware flaw used by China-based threat actor - Field Effect
SecurityWeek
Press · 01 Oct 2025, 07:00 · Broadcom Fails to Disclose Zero-Day Exploitation of VMware Vulnerability - SecurityWeek
Infosecurity Magazine
Press · 01 Oct 2025, 07:00 · Broadcom Issues Patches for VMware NSX and vCenter Security Flaws - Infosecurity Magazine
BleepingComputer
Press · 30 Sep 2025, 07:00 · Broadcom fixes high-severity VMware NSX bugs reported by NSA - BleepingComputer
BleepingComputer
Press · 30 Sep 2025, 07:00 · Chinese hackers exploiting VMware zero-day since October 2024 - BleepingComputer
SecurityWeek
Press · 30 Sep 2025, 07:00 · High-Severity Vulnerabilities Patched in VMware Aria Operations, NSX, vCenter - SecurityWeek
CyberSecurityNews
Press · 30 Sep 2025, 07:00 · VMware Tools and Aria 0-Day Vulnerability Exploited to Escalate Privileges and Execute Code as Root - CyberSecurityNews
The Hacker News
Press · 30 Sep 2025, 07:00 · Urgent: China-Linked Hackers Exploit New VMware Zero-Day Since October 2024 - The Hacker News

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.2 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

1

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 1 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
haspiranti/CVE-2025-41244-PoC00Go06 Oct 2025, 01:38
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.8; EPSS 8.6%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
local access, low privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:59:37.110490+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
29 Sep 2025, 16:09
First press mention
30 Sep 2025, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
30 Oct 2025, 00:00
Latest press mention
04 Feb 2026, 08:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:59
PoCs on GitHub
1 repositories