VMSA-2025-0008: VMware Aria automation updates address a DOM based Cross-site scripting vulnerability (CVE-2025-22249)
Priority LOW 36CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
VMware Aria automation contains a DOM based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. A malicious actor may exploit this issue to steal the access token of a logged in user of VMware Aria automation appliance by tricking the user into clicking a malicious crafted payload URL.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00358 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Vmware Aria Automation (VMware): 8.18.1 patch2VMware Cloud Foundation (VMware): 8.18.1 patch 2+1 more product
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | Vmware Aria Automation | 8.18.x to before 8.18.1 patch2 | 8.18.1 patch2 | Patch available | CNA |
| VMware | VMware Cloud Foundation | 5.x to before 8.18.1 patch 2; 4.x to before 8.18.1 patch 2 | 8.18.1 patch 2 | Patch available | CNA |
| VMware | VMware Telco Cloud Platform | 5.x to before 8.18.1 patch 2 | 8.18.1 patch 2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Vmware Aria Automation VendorVMware Affected 8.18.x to before 8.18.1 patch2 Fixed in 8.18.1 patch2 Patch available CNA
- VMware Cloud Foundation VendorVMware Affected 5.x to before 8.18.1 patch 2; 4.x to before 8.18.1 patch 2 Fixed in 8.18.1 patch 2 Patch available CNA
- VMware Telco Cloud Platform VendorVMware Affected 5.x to before 8.18.1 patch 2 Fixed in 8.18.1 patch 2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:aria_automation:8.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.18.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:aria_automation:8.18.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.18.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:aria_automation:8.18.1:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.18.1 patch1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 – 5.2.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 – 5.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:aria_automation:8.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.18.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:aria_automation:8.18.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.18.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:aria_automation:8.18.1:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.18.1 patch1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 – 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 – 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Vmware Aria Automation (VMware) Fixed in 8.18.1 patch2
- Fix · CNA VMware Cloud Foundation (VMware) Fixed in 8.18.1 patch 2
- Fix · CNA VMware Telco Cloud Platform (VMware) Fixed in 8.18.1 patch 2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-22249
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2r69-79fj-p7wm
References
More VMware Aria Automation vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-16929 Missing authorization in VMware Aria Automation, VMware Cloud Foundation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2024-14867 VMSA-2024-0017: VMware Aria Automation updates address SQL-injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-22280) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-22249 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-22249 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2r69-79fj-p7wm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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