Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2025-41244 lets a non-admin user already inside a qualifying VMware-managed VM become root on that same VM. It is not a remote internet entry point, but CISA lists it as known exploited. Organizations using VMware Tools with Aria Operations and SDMP should treat it as urgent. Exposure is concentrated in virtual machines running VMware Tools that are managed by Aria Operations with SDMP enabled. The bundle references VCF Operations, VMware Tools, Aria Operations, VMware Cloud Foundation, Telco Cloud Platform, and Telco Cloud Infrastructure versions, but fixed-version details must be confirmed in Broadcom’s advisory. Prioritize this within the current patch cycle, and faster for internet-facing, shared, or high-value VM environments. KEV status means exploitation is not theoretical, but the vulnerability still requires local access first. Mitigation focus: Apply the relevant Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools updates from VMSA-2025-0015.; Inventory VMs with VMware Tools managed by Aria Operations and SDMP enabled.; Use Broadcom’s advisory to confirm exact affected and fixed versions..
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.
ATT&CK lookup starting points
Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.
CWE-267: Exact CWE lookup
Use the exact CWE identifier as the starting point before reviewing related ATT&CK behavior. Open the exact CWE lookup page first, then review the ATT&CK searches from that MITRE weakness context. This is a Glexia lookup hint, not an official ATT&CK mapping.
Open ATT&CK lookupPrivilege behavior lookup
The CVE wording references privilege impact, so privilege escalation and authorization behavior review may help. This is a Glexia inferred lookup path, not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, or CVE Program mapping.
Open ATT&CK lookupCVE-2025-41244 mapping review
Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.
Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- Yes
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.
CISA KEV status
CVSS vector scores
1 official scoreWe collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://blog.nviso.eu/2025/09/29/you-name-it-vmware-elevates-it-cve-2025-41244/CVE reference · exploit, technical-description
- https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36149CVE reference · vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-41244CVE reference · government-resource
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00000.htmlCVE reference
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.
Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions
Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.