CVE-2025-41236
Published: Jul 15, 2025
Modified: Feb 26, 2026
CVSS v3.1
9.3
Description
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an integer-overflow vulnerability in the VMXNET3 virtual network adapter. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine with VMXNET3 virtual network adapter may exploit this issue to execute code on the host. Non VMXNET3 virtual adapters are not affected by this issue.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
VMware | ESXi | affected 8.0 - < ESXi80U3f-24784735affected 8.0 - < ESXi80U2e-24789317affected 7.0 - < ESXi70U3w-24784741 |
VMware | Cloud Foundation | affected 5.x, 4.5.x |
VMware | Workstation | affected 17.x - < 17.6.4 |
VMware | Fusion | affected 13.x - <= 13.6.4 |
VMware | Telco Cloud Platform | affected 5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x |
VMware | Telco Cloud Infrastructure | affected 3.x, 2.x |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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