CVE-2025-41246

EUVD-2025-31579
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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
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
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: Unknown
Early Detection
Affected products identified ahead of NVD analysis through intelligence sources.
VendorProductVersionSource
vmwaretools
𝑥
< 13.0.5.0
CNA
vmwaretools
𝑥
< 12.5.4
CNA