CVE-2025-41227
Medium
Description
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a denial-of-service vulnerability due to certain guest options. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges within a guest operating system may be able to exploit this issue by exhausting memory of the host process leading to a denial-of-service condition.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
Product
ESXi
PublishedMay 20, 2025
First seenMay 20, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-400Uncontrolled resource consumption
How to fix
Update
- VMware ESXiESXi80U3se-24659227, ESXi70U3sv-24723868 or later
- VMware Workstation17.6.3 or later
- VMware Fusion13.6.3 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| VMware ESXi | 8.0 ≤ v < ESXi80U3se-24659227, 7.0 ≤ v < ESXi70U3sv-24723868 | ESXi80U3se-24659227, ESXi70U3sv-24723868 |
| VMware Cloud Foundation | 5.x, 4.5.x | — |
| VMware Telco Cloud Platform | 5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x | — |
| VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure | 3.x, 2.x | — |
| VMware Workstation | 17.x ≤ v < 17.6.3 | 17.6.3 |
| VMware Fusion | 13.x ≤ v < 13.6.3 | 13.6.3 |
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