Answer in brief
CVE-2025-41244 records a High severity vulnerability in VMSA-2025-0015: VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools updates address multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-41244,CVE-2025-41245, CVE-2025-41246). The current sources mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps VMware/VCF operations (generic), VMware/VMware Aria Operations (generic), VMware/VMware Cloud Foundation (generic), VMware/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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Answer in brief
CVE-2025-41244 records a High severity vulnerability in VMSA-2025-0015: VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools updates address multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-41244,CVE-2025-41245, CVE-2025-41246). The current sources mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps VMware/VCF operations (generic), VMware/VMware Aria Operations (generic), VMware/VMware Cloud Foundation (generic), VMware/VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. Known-exploitation status makes exposure review time-sensitive. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps VMware/VCF operations (generic), VMware/VMware Aria Operations (generic), VMware/VMware Cloud Foundation (generic), VMware/VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| VMware/VCF operationsgeneric | >=9.0.x <9.0.1.0 | 9.0.1.0 |
| VMware/VMware Aria Operationsgeneric | >=8.18.x <8.18.5 | 8.18.5 |
| VMware/VMware Cloud Foundationgeneric | >=5.x <8.18.5 || >=4.x <8.18.5 | 8.18.5 |
| VMware/VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructuregeneric | >=3.x <8.18.5 || >=2.x <8.18.5 | 8.18.5 |
| VMware/VMware Telco Cloud Platformgeneric | >=5.x <8.18.5 || >=4.x <8.18.5 | 8.18.5 |
| VMware/VMware toolsgeneric | >=13.x.x.x <13.0.5.0 || >=12.5.x <12.5.4 | 13.0.5.0, 12.5.4 |
Published upstream
Sep 29, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Feb 26, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
May 24, 2026
Added to CISA KEV
Oct 30, 2025
Evidence: source:kev:kev:kev:recordVMware 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.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. Known-exploitation status makes exposure review time-sensitive. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps VMware/VCF operations (generic), VMware/VMware Aria Operations (generic), VMware/VMware Cloud Foundation (generic), VMware/VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| VMware/VCF operationsgeneric | >=9.0.x <9.0.1.0 | 9.0.1.0 |
| VMware/VMware Aria Operationsgeneric | >=8.18.x <8.18.5 | 8.18.5 |
| VMware/VMware Cloud Foundationgeneric | >=5.x <8.18.5 || >=4.x <8.18.5 | 8.18.5 |
| VMware/VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructuregeneric | >=3.x <8.18.5 || >=2.x <8.18.5 | 8.18.5 |
| VMware/VMware Telco Cloud Platformgeneric | >=5.x <8.18.5 || >=4.x <8.18.5 | 8.18.5 |
| VMware/VMware toolsgeneric | >=13.x.x.x <13.0.5.0 || >=12.5.x <12.5.4 | 13.0.5.0, 12.5.4 |
Published upstream
Sep 29, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Feb 26, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
May 24, 2026
Added to CISA KEV
Oct 30, 2025
Evidence: source:kev:kev:kev:recordVMware 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.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.