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CVE-2025-41227

Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Published: May 20, 2025Updated: May 21, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-400
5.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 95.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-400

Affected Products

VMware
commercial·USaka vmware inc
ESXiOn-premWeb App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
Cloud FoundationSaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
Telco Cloud PlatformSaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
Telco Cloud InfrastructureSaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
WorkstationOn-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
FusionOn-premDev Tool
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
Broadcom Inc.
commercial·USaka vmware by broadcom
VMware ESXiOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
VMware Cloud FoundationSaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
VMWare WorkstationOn-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
VMware FusionOn-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
VMware Telco Cloud PlatformSaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
VMware Telco Cloud InfrastructureSaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25717
support.broadcom.com
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