CVE-2025-41238
Published: Jul 15, 2025
Modified: Feb 26, 2026
CVSS v3.1
9.3
Description
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a heap-overflow vulnerability in the PVSCSI (Paravirtualized SCSI) controller that leads to an out of-bounds write. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host. On ESXi, the exploitation is contained within the VMX sandbox and exploitable only with configurations that are unsupported. On Workstation and Fusion, this may lead to code execution on the machine where Workstation or Fusion is installed.
| 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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