High severity · published May 20, 2025
CVE-2025-41225
VMware vCenter Server authenticated command-execution vulnerability
8.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The vCenter Server contains an authenticated command-execution vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges to create or modify alarms and run script action may exploit this issue to run arbitrary commands on the vCenter Server.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 17% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VS
vCenter Server · VMware
8.0 before 8.0 U3e; 7.0 before 7.0 U3v · source: vendor
CF
Cloud Foundation · VMware
5.x, 4.5.x · source: vendor
TC
Telco Cloud Infrastructure · VMware
3.x, 2.x · source: vendor
TC
Telco Cloud Platform · VMware
5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-41225
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-41225
support.broadcom.com
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25717
More from vCenter Server
9.8
CVE-2026-59310
vCenter directory-traversal vulnerability
9.8
CVE-2024-38813
Privilege escalation vulnerability
9.8
CVE-2024-38812
Heap-overflow vulnerability
9.8
CVE-2024-37079
Broadcom VMware vCenter Server Out-of-bounds Write Vulnerability
9.8
CVE-2023-34048
VMware vCenter Server Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability