CVE-2025-41246

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
VMwareTools13.x.x.x < 13.0.5.0affected
VMwareTools12.x.x < 12.5.4affected
VMwareTools11.x.xaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-863: CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

References