CVE-2025-41227
Published: May 20, 2025
Modified: Jun 24, 2025
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Description
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a denial-of-service vulnerability due to certain guest options. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges within a guest operating system may be able to exploit this issue by exhausting memory of the host process leading to a denial-of-service condition.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
VMware | ESXi | affected 8.0 - < ESXi80U3se-24659227affected 7.0 - < ESXi70U3sv-24723868 |
VMware | Cloud Foundation | affected 5.x, 4.5.x |
VMware | Telco Cloud Platform | affected 5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x |
VMware | Telco Cloud Infrastructure | affected 3.x, 2.x |
VMware | Workstation | affected 17.x - < 17.6.3 |
VMware | Fusion | affected 13.x - < 13.6.3 |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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