Description

VMware Tools for Windows contains an improper authorisation vulnerability due to the way it handles user access controls. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges on a guest VM, who is already authenticated through vCenter or ESX may exploit this issue to access other guest VMs. Successful exploitation requires knowledge of credentials of the targeted VMs and vCenter or ESX.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-09-29T15:57:58.438Z

Last Modified :

2026-02-26T17:47:52.977Z

Source :

vmware
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-41246 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Microsoft
  • Windows
Vmware
  • Tools
REFERENCES

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CVSS Vulnerability Scoring System

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Privileges Required
User Interaction
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