Input validation error in VMware ESXi - CVE-2025-41226
Published: May 20, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU109485
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-41226
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
VMware ESXi
VMware ESXi
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote guest to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote guest can perform a denial of service attack against other guest VMs with VMware Tools running and guest operations enabled.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-41226
Install updates from vendor's website.