TI-2025-27472 Aliases CVE-2025-41225 GHSA-2687-xwfr-5fx9

VMware vCenter Server authenticated command-execution vulnerability

MEDIUM 40CWE-78Published 2025-05-20 · Updated 2025-06-24

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00258 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed vCenter Server (VMware): 8.0 U3e, 7.0 U3v

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

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	vCenter Server	8.0 to before 8.0 U3e; 7.0 to before 7.0 U3v	8.0 U3e, 7.0 U3v	Patch available	CNA
VMware	Cloud Foundation	5.x, 4.5.x	—	No fix listed	CNA
VMware	Telco Cloud Platform	5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x	—	No fix listed	CNA
VMware	Telco Cloud Infrastructure	3.x, 2.x	—	No fix listed	CNA

vCenter Server VendorVMware Affected 8.0 to before 8.0 U3e; 7.0 to before 7.0 U3v Fixed in 8.0 U3e, 7.0 U3v Patch available CNA
Cloud Foundation VendorVMware Affected 5.x, 4.5.x Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Telco Cloud Platform VendorVMware Affected 5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Telco Cloud Infrastructure VendorVMware Affected 3.x, 2.x Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server::::::::	—	—	VMware

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·VMware

Remediation

Fix · CNA vCenter Server (VMware) Fixed in 8.0 U3e, 7.0 U3v

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-41225
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2687-xwfr-5fx9

References

Other 1

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25717

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Sources

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