TI-2025-27478 Aliases CVE-2025-41231 GHSA-6pf2-52g7-p22m

VMware Cloud Foundation Missing Authorisation Vulnerability

LOW 31CWE-862Published 2025-05-20 · Updated 2025-05-20

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

VMware Cloud Foundation contains a missing authorisation vulnerability. A malicious actor with access to VMware Cloud Foundation appliance may be able to perform certain unauthorised actions and access limited sensitive information.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00173 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed VMware Cloud Foundation: 5.2.1.2

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 Cloud Foundation	5.x to before 5.2.1.2; 4.5.x	5.2.1.2	Patch available	CNA

VMware Cloud Foundation Vendor— Affected 5.x to before 5.2.1.2; 4.5.x Fixed in 5.2.1.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation::::::::	4.5 to before 4.5.2; 5.0 to before 5.2.1.2	Vulnerable	VMware

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5 to before 4.5.2; 5.0 to before 5.2.1.2 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

Fix · CNA VMware Cloud Foundation Fixed in 5.2.1.2

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-41231
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6pf2-52g7-p22m

References

Advisory 1

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25733

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TI-2024-24610 Out-of-bounds write in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-07131 Code injection in VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-05049 Path traversal in VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-05029 Improper input validation in VMware vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Foundation KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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