CVE-2025-41246CWE-863broken-access-control

CVE-2025-41246

High · published September 29, 2025

CVSS v3.1
7.6
EPSS
0%
Percentile
19.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.6 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00278 · 19.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization
Published
2025-09-29T20:15Z
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 SEP 15:57Z
    Improper authorisation vulnerability
    cvelistv5