Is CVE-2025-41244 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2025-41244 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2025-10-30.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-41244?

CVE-2025-41244 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-41244?

CVE-2025-41244 has an EPSS score of 7.88% (94th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-41244?

Upgrade open-vm-tools on debian 11 to 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u5 or later. Fixes are available for 22 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-41244

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 94th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-267

How to fix

Remediation Available

open-vm-toolsDebian

Fixed in:2:11.2.5-2+deb11u5CVE-2025-41244

Fixed in:2:12.2.0-1+deb12u4CVE-2025-41244

Fixed in:2:12.5.0-2+deb13u1CVE-2025-41244

Fixed in:2:13.0.5-1CVE-2025-41244

open-vm-toolsRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el10_0.1RHSA-2025:17429

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.5RHSA-2025:17510

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el8_10.1RHSA-2025:17509

Fixed in:0:11.2.0-2.el8_4.5RHSA-2025:17512

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el8_6.6RHSA-2025:17511

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

open-vm-toolsRocky

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el10_0.1RHSA-2025:17429

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.5RHSA-2025:17510

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el8_6.6RHSA-2025:17511

Fixed in:0:11.2.0-2.el8_4.5RHSA-2025:17512

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el8_10.1RHSA-2025:17509

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.5RHSA-2025:17510

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

open-vm-tools-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el10_0.1RHSA-2025:17429

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el8_6.6RHSA-2025:17511

Fixed in:0:11.2.0-2.el8_4.5RHSA-2025:17512

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.5RHSA-2025:17510

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el8_10.1RHSA-2025:17509

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

open-vm-tools-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el10_0.1RHSA-2025:17429

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.5RHSA-2025:17510

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el8_6.6RHSA-2025:17511

Fixed in:0:11.2.0-2.el8_4.5RHSA-2025:17512

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el8_10.1RHSA-2025:17509

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

open-vm-tools-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el10_0.1RHSA-2025:17429

Fixed in:0:11.2.0-2.el8_4.5RHSA-2025:17512

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el8_10.1RHSA-2025:17509

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el8_6.6RHSA-2025:17511

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.5RHSA-2025:17510

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

open-vm-tools-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el10_0.1RHSA-2025:17429

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el8_6.6RHSA-2025:17511

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.5RHSA-2025:17510

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el8_10.1RHSA-2025:17509

Fixed in:0:11.2.0-2.el8_4.5RHSA-2025:17512

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

open-vm-tools-desktopRocky

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el10_0.1RHSA-2025:17429

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.5RHSA-2025:17510

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el8_6.6RHSA-2025:17511

Fixed in:0:11.2.0-2.el8_4.5RHSA-2025:17512

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el8_10.1RHSA-2025:17509

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

open-vm-tools-desktopRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el10_0.1RHSA-2025:17429

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.5RHSA-2025:17510

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el8_10.1RHSA-2025:17509

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el8_6.6RHSA-2025:17511

Fixed in:0:11.2.0-2.el8_4.5RHSA-2025:17512

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el10_0.1RHSA-2025:17429

Fixed in:0:11.2.0-2.el8_4.5RHSA-2025:17512

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.5RHSA-2025:17510

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el8_6.6RHSA-2025:17511

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el8_10.1RHSA-2025:17509

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el10_0.1RHSA-2025:17429

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el8_10.1RHSA-2025:17509

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el8_6.6RHSA-2025:17511

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.5RHSA-2025:17510

Fixed in:0:11.2.0-2.el8_4.5RHSA-2025:17512

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

open-vm-tools-salt-minionRocky

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el10_0.1RHSA-2025:17429

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el8_10.1RHSA-2025:17509

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.5RHSA-2025:17510

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

open-vm-tools-salt-minionRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el10_0.1RHSA-2025:17429

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el8_10.1RHSA-2025:17509

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.5RHSA-2025:17510

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

open-vm-tools-sdmpRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el10_0.1RHSA-2025:17429

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el8_10.1RHSA-2025:17509

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el8_6.6RHSA-2025:17511

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.5RHSA-2025:17510

Fixed in:0:11.2.0-2.el8_4.5RHSA-2025:17512

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

open-vm-tools-sdmpRocky

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el10_0.1RHSA-2025:17429

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el8_10.1RHSA-2025:17509

Fixed in:0:11.2.0-2.el8_4.5RHSA-2025:17512

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.5RHSA-2025:17510

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el8_6.6RHSA-2025:17511

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el10_0.1RHSA-2025:17429

Fixed in:0:11.2.0-2.el8_4.5RHSA-2025:17512

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el8_6.6RHSA-2025:17511

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.5RHSA-2025:17510

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el8_10.1RHSA-2025:17509

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el10_0.1RHSA-2025:17429

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.5RHSA-2025:17510

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el8_6.6RHSA-2025:17511

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el8_10.1RHSA-2025:17509

Fixed in:0:11.2.0-2.el8_4.5RHSA-2025:17512

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

open-vm-tools-testRocky

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el10_0.1RHSA-2025:17429

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

open-vm-tools-testRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el10_0.1RHSA-2025:17429

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

open-vm-tools-test-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el10_0.1RHSA-2025:17429

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el8_10.1RHSA-2025:17509

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.5RHSA-2025:17510

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el8_6.6RHSA-2025:17511

Fixed in:0:11.2.0-2.el8_4.5RHSA-2025:17512

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

open-vm-tools-test-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el10_0.1RHSA-2025:17429

Fixed in:0:11.2.0-2.el8_4.5RHSA-2025:17512

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el8_6.6RHSA-2025:17511

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el8_10.1RHSA-2025:17509

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.5RHSA-2025:17510

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.5.0-1.el9_6.2RHSA-2025:17428

Fixed in:0:12.3.5-2.el9_4.1RHSA-2025:17445

Fixed in:0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.6RHSA-2025:17452

Fixed in:0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.5RHSA-2025:17446

open-vm-toolsUbuntu

Fixed in:2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.8+esm1USN-7785-1

Fixed in:2:12.3.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3USN-7785-1

Fixed in:2:12.5.0-1~ubuntu0.24.04.2USN-7785-1

TridentStack Control can deploy fixes like this automatically across your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet. See how it works

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

7.88%probability of exploitation in 30 days

94thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 94% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools Privilege Defined with Unsafe Actions Vulnerability

Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools contain a privilege defined with unsafe actions 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.

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Remediation due: 2025-11-20

References

Exploit1

blog.nviso.eu

Vendor Advisory1

support.broadcom.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Other references1

support.broadcom.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-267 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-42365	High	7.4	4.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-47811	Medium	4.1	3.5%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-29396	High	8.8	3.2%	-	-
CVE-2019-10169	Medium	6.6	1.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-10170	Medium	6.6	1.2%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-32739	High	8.8	1.1%	-	Fix

Embed a live status badge for CVE-2025-41244

Markdown

[![CVE-2025-41244](https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2025-41244.svg)](https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2025-41244)

HTML

<a href="https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2025-41244"><img src="https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2025-41244.svg" alt="CVE-2025-41244"></a>

Find and fix vulnerabilities across your fleet

TridentStack Control continuously scans your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet for known vulnerabilities, prioritizes them by severity and active exploitation, and patches them automatically.

See how it works Start freeThis CVE lookup is free and always will be.

This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-11-06.