Description
VMware ESXi contains a denial-of-service vulnerability that occurs when performing a guest operation. A malicious actor with guest operation privileges on a VM, who is already authenticated through vCenter Server or ESXi may trigger this issue to create a denial-of-service condition of guest VMs with VMware Tools running and guest operations enabled.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | ESXi | 8.0 – < ESXi80U3se-24659227, 7.0 – < ESXi70U3sv-24723868 | ESXi80U3se-24659227 |
| VMware | Cloud Foundation | 5.x, 4.5.x | — |
| VMware | Telco Cloud Platform | 5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x | — |
| VMware | Telco Cloud Infrastructure | 3.x, 2.x | — |
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2025-1113 VMware Produkte: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 11, 2025
- NCSC-2025-0171 Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in VMware producten NCSC-NL (Netherlands) · May 21, 2025