SB2025093025 - Multiple vulnerabilitie in VMware Aria Operations
Published: September 30, 2025
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-41244)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the virtual machine.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A local non-privileged user on the virtual machine can execute arbitrary code with superuser privileges on the same virtual machine.
Note, the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild since mid-October 2024.
2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-41245)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when handling user credentials. A local unprivileged user can obtain credentials of other users of Aria Operations.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.