Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2025-10-30. Ransomware campaign use: Unknown.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA due date: 2025-11-20. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
VMware / VCF operations
Default status: unaffected
- affected: 9.0.x to < 9.0.1.0 (commercial)
VMware / VMware tools
Default status: unaffected
- affected: 13.x.x.x to < 13.0.5.0 (commercial)
- affected: 12.5.x to < 12.5.4 (commercial)
VMware / VMware Aria Operations
Default status: unaffected
- affected: 8.18.x to < 8.18.5 (commercial)
VMware / VMware Cloud Foundation
Default status: unaffected
- affected: 5.x to < 8.18.5 (commercial)
- affected: 4.x to < 8.18.5 (commercial)
VMware / VMware Telco Cloud Platform
Default status: unaffected
- affected: 5.x to < 8.18.5 (commercial)
- affected: 4.x to < 8.18.5 (commercial)
VMware / VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure
Default status: unaffected
- affected: 3.x to < 8.18.5 (commercial)
- affected: 2.x to < 8.18.5 (commercial)
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- http://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/support-content-view/-/support-content/Security%20Advisories/VMSA-2025-0015--VMware-Aria-Operations-and-VMware-Tools-updates-address-multiple-vulnerabilities--CVE-2025-41244-CVE-2025-41245--CVE-2025-41246-/36149
- https://blog.nviso.eu/2025/09/29/you-name-it-vmware-elevates-it-cve-2025-41244/
- https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36149
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-41244
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00000.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/29/10
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}07 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}06 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}04 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}03 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · CVE Program record changed
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}03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · CISA KEV status changed
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