Answer in brief
CVE-2025-41237 records a Critical severity (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in VMCI integer-underflow vulnerability. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps VMware/Cloud Foundation (generic), VMware/ESXi (generic), VMware/Fusion (generic), VMware/Telco Cloud Infrastructure (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 9.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps VMware/Cloud Foundation (generic), VMware/ESXi (generic), VMware/Fusion (generic), VMware/Telco Cloud Infrastructure (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| VMware/Cloud Foundationgeneric | 9.0.0.0 5.x 4.5.x | Not reported |
| VMware/ESXigeneric | >=8.0 <ESXi80U3f-24784735 || >=8.0 <ESXi80U2e-24789317 || >=7.0 <ESXi70U3w-24784741 | ESXi80U3f-24784735, ESXi80U2e-24789317, ESXi70U3w-24784741 |
| VMware/Fusiongeneric | >=13.x <13.6.4 | 13.6.4 |
| VMware/Telco Cloud Infrastructuregeneric | 3.x 2.x | Not reported |
| VMware/Telco Cloud Platformgeneric | 5.x 4.x 3.x 2.x | Not reported |
| VMware/vSphere Foundationgeneric | 9.0.0.0 | Not reported |
| VMware/Workstationgeneric | >=17.x <17.6.4 | 17.6.4 |
Published upstream
Jul 15, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 3, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 3, 2026
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an integer-underflow in VMCI (Virtual Machine Communication Interface) that leads to an out-of-bounds write. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host. On ESXi, the exploitation is contained within the VMX sandbox whereas, on Workstation and Fusion, this may lead to code execution on the machine where Workstation or Fusion is installed.
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