CVE-2025-41246

VMware Tools for Windows contains an improper authorisationvulnerability 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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.6 HIGH
ADJACENT_NETWORK
HIGH
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vmwareCNA
7.6 HIGH
ADJACENT_NETWORK
HIGH
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H