# Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools: VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools Privilege Defined with Unsafe Actions Vulnerability · pwn.watch

> 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. Added to CISA KEV on 2025-10-30.

Page: https://pwn.watch/i/broadcom-vmware-aria-operations-and-vmware-tools-cve-2025-41244 · generated 2026-10-23T01:02:50.524Z

## Status
- Severity: high · status: closed · patch: patched
- Product: Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools
- Started: 2025-10-30 · closed: 2025-10-30
- CVEs: CVE-2025-41244
- Affected: See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)
- Fixed in: See vendor advisory linked in sources

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## Updates (newest first)
- 2025-10-30: CISA added CVE-2025-41244 to the KEV catalog (due 2025-11-20).

## Fix brief
# Security brief: Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools: VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools Privilege Defined with Unsafe Actions Vulnerability

Source: https://pwn.watch/i/broadcom-vmware-aria-operations-and-vmware-tools-cve-2025-41244 · status: closed (closed Oct 30, 2025) · severity: high · updated Oct 30, 2025

## Patch status
**PATCHED: fixed releases exist. Upgrade to a fixed version.**

## What it is
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. Added to CISA KEV on 2025-10-30.

Severity detail: CVSS 7.8 (CNA, v3.1); actively exploited (CISA KEV)

- Product: Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools
- CVE / advisory ids: CVE-2025-41244

## Affected versions
- See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)

## Check whether you're affected
No generic command applies (the product is a hosted service, appliance or desktop app). Check the installed version in its admin UI / About screen and compare with the versions above.

## Fix
Upgrade to one of these fixed versions (or later on the same branch):
- See vendor advisory linked in sources

After upgrading, re-run the checks above and redeploy/restart the affected services.

## Latest updates
- Oct 30, 2025: CISA added CVE-2025-41244 to the KEV catalog (due 2025-11-20).

## Advisories
- [Broadcom advisory: Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools](https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36149) (Broadcom)
- [NVD: CVE-2025-41244](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-41244) (NVD)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) (CISA)

## Caveats
Derived from CISA KEV JSON feed catalogVersion 2026.10.21. CVSS from the CVE record (cvelistV5). Exact affected/fixed version strings are not always in the KEV record; verify against the vendor advisory URL. startedAt uses dateAdded (exploitation may have begun earlier; many entries are older CVEs newly confirmed as exploited in 2025).

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