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CVE-2025-41244

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2025-41244)
Published: Oct 30, 2025  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

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.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools contain a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing non-administrative local users to escalate privileges to root. This affects VMs with VMware Tools installed and managed by Aria Operations with SDMP enabled.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تحتوي Broadcom VMware Aria Operations و VMware Tools على ثغرة في تعريف الامتيازات مع إجراءات غير آمنة. يمكن لممثل محلي خبيث بدون امتيازات إدارية الوصول إلى جهاز افتراضي يحتوي على VMware Tools المثبتة والمدارة بواسطة Aria Operations مع تفعيل SDMP استغلال هذه الثغرة. يؤدي الاستغلال إلى تصعيد الامتيازات إلى مستوى root على نفس الجهاز الافتراضي.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

Broadcom VMware Aria Operations و VMware Tools تحتوي على ثغرة تصعيد امتيازات تسمح للمستخدمين المحليين غير الإداريين بتصعيد الامتيازات إلى root. يؤثر هذا على الأجهزة الافتراضية التي تحتوي على VMware Tools المثبتة والمدارة بواسطة Aria Operations مع تفعيل SDMP.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 16, 2026 10:10
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
government banking telecom energy healthcare
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Update Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools to patched versions immediately. Disable SDMP if not required. Restrict local access to VMs and implement principle of least privilege. Monitor for suspicious privilege escalation attempts.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
قم بتحديث Broadcom VMware Aria Operations و VMware Tools إلى الإصدارات المصححة فوراً. عطّل SDMP إذا لم يكن مطلوباً. قيّد الوصول المحلي للأجهزة الافتراضية وطبّق مبدأ أقل امتياز. راقب محاولات تصعيد الامتيازات المريبة.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
5.1 5.2 5.3 6.1
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.AM-2 PR.AC-1 PR.AC-3 DE.CM-1
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.1.1 A.6.1.1 A.6.2.1 A.9.1.1 A.9.2.1
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Broadcom:VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS0.79%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2025-11-20
Published 2025-10-30
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 2
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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