CVE-2025-41225

HIGH

VMware vCenter Server 7.0-7.0 U3v, 8.0-8.0 U3e - Authenticated OS Command Injection via Alarm Script Action

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The vCenter Server contains an authenticated command-execution vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges to create or modify alarms and run script action may exploit this issue to run arbitrary commands on the vCenter Server.

References (1)

Core 1

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0010
EPSS Percentile 26.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (5)
VMware/Cloud Foundation 5.x, 4.5.x
VMware/Telco Cloud Infrastructure 3.x, 2.x
VMware/Telco Cloud Platform 5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x
VMware/vCenter Server 7.0 - 7.0 U3v
VMware/vCenter Server 8.0 - 8.0 U3e
Published May 20, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026