Denial of service in VMware Workstation



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2025-41227
CWE-ID CWE-400
Exploitation vector Local network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 VMware Workstation
Client/Desktop applications / Virtualization software

Vendor VMware, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU109486

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-41227

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A malicious guest can trigger resource exhaustion of the host process.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

VMware Workstation: 17.0 - 17.6.2

CPE2.3 External links

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25717


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the local network (LAN).

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted file.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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