CVE-2025-41238
Description
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a heap-overflow vulnerability in the PVSCSI (Paravirtualized SCSI) controller that leads to an out of-bounds write. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host. On ESXi, the exploitation is contained within the VMX sandbox and exploitable only with configurations that are unsupported. On Workstation and Fusion, this may lead to code execution on the machine where Workstation or Fusion is installed.
How to fix
- VMware ESXiESXi80U3f-24784735, ESXi80U2e-24789317, ESXi70U3w-24784741 or later
- VMware Workstation17.6.4 or later
- VMware Fusion13.6.4 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| VMware ESXi | 8.0 ≤ v < ESXi80U3f-24784735, 8.0 ≤ v < ESXi80U2e-24789317, 7.0 ≤ v < ESXi70U3w-24784741 | ESXi80U3f-24784735, ESXi80U2e-24789317, ESXi70U3w-24784741 |
| VMware Cloud Foundation | 5.x, 4.5.x | — |
| VMware Workstation | 17.x ≤ v < 17.6.4 | 17.6.4 |
| VMware Fusion | 13.x ≤ v < 13.6.4 | 13.6.4 |
| VMware Telco Cloud Platform | 5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x | — |
| VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure | 3.x, 2.x | — |
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