CVE-2025-41246
Improper authorisation vulnerability
CVSS Score
7.6
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-863 |
| Vendor | vmware |
| Product | tools |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | TechnologyEnterprise |
| Published | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Feb 26, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
VMware / Tools
13.x.x.x < 13.0.5.0 12.x.x < 12.5.4 11.x.x