Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools Privilege Defined with Unsafe Actions Vulnerability
Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools contain a privilege defined with unsafe actions vulnerability. A malicious local actor with non-administrative privileges having access to a VM with VMware Tools installed and managed by Aria Operations with SDMP enabled may exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root on the same VM.
- Vendor
- Broadcom
- Product
- VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools
- CVSS
- 7.8
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 8.6%
- Status
- kev
- CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
- Added to KEV
Is CVE-2025-41244 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-41244 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on . CISA only lists a CVE when it has reliable evidence of exploitation in the wild.
FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days at 8.6% (scored October 19, 2026).
- CISA KEV[ LISTED ]
- ENISA EUVD (exploited)[ — ]
- CIRCL KEV[ — ]
Catalog snapshot 2026-10-22. Full cross-catalog view: /kev-comparison
CVE-2025-41244 timeline
Every event links to its source. Catalog dates are each catalog's own; day offsets count from NVD publication. Data: JSON
What to do
CISA required actionApply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
US federal civilian agencies must remediate by (21 days after listing) under BOD 22-01. Everyone else: that deadline is a sensible upper bound, not a target. Vendor guidance and the NVD record are linked under Source above.
Other Broadcom CVEs we track
| CVE / Vulnerability | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Added to KEV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-22719 Broadcom VMware Aria Operations Command Injection Vulnerability | [ HIGH ] | 8.1 | 18.1% | |
| CVE-2024-37079 Broadcom VMware vCenter Server Out-of-bounds Write Vulnerability | [ CRITICAL ] | 9.8 | 22.4% | |
| CVE-2025-1976 Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS Code Injection Vulnerability | [ MEDIUM ] | 6.7 | 0.7% |