#VU109485 Input validation error in VMware ESXi - CVE-2025-41226

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#VU109485 Input validation error in VMware ESXi - CVE-2025-41226

Published: May 20, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU109485
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
VMware ESXi
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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