CVE-2025-41239
July 15, 2025, 8:07 p.m.
7.1
High
Description
VMware ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and VMware Tools contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to the usage of an uninitialised memory in vSockets. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to leak memory from processes communicating with vSockets.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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| Vmware |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-908
Use of Uninitialized Resource
The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.
*CPE(s)
Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | vmware | esxi | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | vmware | workstation | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | vmware | fusion | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | vmware | tools | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
Tags
CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: LOCAL
- Attack Complexity: LOW
- Privileges Required: NONE
- Scope: CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
- Integrity Impact: NONE
- Availability Impact: NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Timeline
Published: July 15, 2025, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified: July 15, 2025, 8:07 p.m.
Last Modified: July 15, 2025, 8:07 p.m.
Status : Awaiting Analysis
CVE has been marked for Analysis. Normally once in this state the CVE will be analyzed by NVD staff within 24 hours.
More infoSource
security@vmware.com
*Disclaimer: Some vulnerabilities do not have an associated CPE. To enhance the data, we use AI to infer CPEs based on CVE details. This is an automated process and might not always be accurate.