High severity · published Sep 29, 2025
CVE-2025-41246
Improper authorisation vulnerability
7.6
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TO
Tools · VMware
13.x.x.x before 13.0.5.0; 12.x.x before 12.5.4; 11.x.x · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-41246
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-41246
support.broadcom.com
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36149
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