CVE-2025-41246
Published: Sep 29, 2025
Modified: Feb 26, 2026
CVSS v3.1
7.6
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
VMware | Tools | affected 13.x.x.x - < 13.0.5.0affected 12.x.x - < 12.5.4affected 11.x.x |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/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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