High severity · published May 20, 2025
CVE-2025-41229
VMware Cloud Foundation Directory Traversal Vulnerability
8.2
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
VMware Cloud Foundation contains a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on VMware Cloud Foundation may exploit this issue to access certain internal services.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 52% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CF
Cloud Foundation · VMware
5.x before 5.2.1.2; 4.5.x · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-41229
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-41229
support.broadcom.com
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25733
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