Exploited Vulnerabilities DailyCVE-2025-41244: Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools
EPSS8.4%No. 1315 of 1739 in KEV
CVE year2025listed the same year
Same vendor in KEV5
Same product1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Vendor | Broadcom |
| Product | VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools |
| Name | Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools Privilege Defined with Unsafe Actions Vulnerability |
| Added to KEV | 2025-10-30 |
| US federal due date | 2025-11-20 |
| Ransomware use | Unknown |
| CWE | CWE-267 |
CISA description
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.
Data from CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is FIRST's estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, refreshed weekly. Always follow the vendor's official guidance.
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A Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools vulnerability added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-10-30.