Description
VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious local actor with non-administrative privileges having access to a VM with VMware Tools installed and managed by Aria Operations with SDMP enabled may exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root on the same VM.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | VCF operations | 9.0.x – < 9.0.1.0 | 9.0.1.0 |
| VMware | VMware tools | 13.x.x.x – < 13.0.5.0, 12.5.x – < 12.5.4 | 13.0.5.0 |
| VMware | VMware Aria Operations | 8.18.x – < 8.18.5 | 8.18.5 |
| VMware | VMware Cloud Foundation | 5.x – < 8.18.5, 4.x – < 8.18.5 | 8.18.5 |
| VMware | VMware Telco Cloud Platform | 5.x – < 8.18.5, 4.x – < 8.18.5 | 8.18.5 |
| VMware | VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure | 3.x – < 8.18.5, 2.x – < 8.18.5 | 8.18.5 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | open-vm-tools | 2:13.0.5-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | open-vm-tools | 2:12.5.0-2+deb13u1 | — |
| Debian 12 | open-vm-tools | 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u4 | — |
| Debian 11 | open-vm-tools | 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u5 | DLA-4316-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | open-vm-tools | 2:12.5.0-1~ubuntu0.24.04.2 | USN-7785-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | open-vm-tools | 2:12.3.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3 | USN-7785-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | open-vm-tools | 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.8+esm1 | USN-7785-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 10 | open-vm-tools +4 | 12.5.0-1.el10_0.1 | RHSA-2025:17429 |
| RHEL 9 | open-vm-tools +4 | 12.5.0-1.el9_6.2 | RHSA-2025:17428 |
| RHEL 8 | open-vm-tools +3 | 12.3.5-2.el8_10.1 | RHSA-2025:17509 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 9.4 EUS | open-vm-tools +4 | 12.3.5-2.el9_4.1 | RHSA-2025:17445 |
| RHEL 9.2 E4S | open-vm-tools +4 | 12.1.5-1.el9_2.5 | RHSA-2025:17446 |
| RHEL 9.0 E4S | open-vm-tools +3 | 11.3.5-1.el9_0.6 | RHSA-2025:17452 |
| RHEL 8.8 TUS | open-vm-tools +3 | 12.1.5-2.el8_8.5 | RHSA-2025:17510 |
| RHEL 8.8 E4S | open-vm-tools +3 | 12.1.5-2.el8_8.5 | RHSA-2025:17510 |
| RHEL 8.6 TUS | open-vm-tools +2 | 11.3.5-1.el8_6.6 | RHSA-2025:17511 |
| RHEL 8.6 E4S | open-vm-tools +2 | 11.3.5-1.el8_6.6 | RHSA-2025:17511 |
| RHEL 8.6 AUS | open-vm-tools +2 | 11.3.5-1.el8_6.6 | RHSA-2025:17511 |
| RHEL 8.4 EUS Long Life | open-vm-tools +2 | 11.2.0-2.el8_4.5 | RHSA-2025:17512 |
| RHEL 8.4 AUS | open-vm-tools +2 | 11.2.0-2.el8_4.5 | RHSA-2025:17512 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 10 | open-vm-tools +4 | 12.5.0-1.el10_0.1 | ALSA-2025:17429 |
| AlmaLinux 9 | open-vm-tools +4 | 12.5.0-1.el9_6.2 | ALSA-2025:17428 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | open-vm-tools +3 | 12.3.5-2.el8_10.1 | ALSA-2025:17509 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 10 | open-vm-tools | 12.5.0-1.el10_0.1 | RLSA-2025:17429 |
| Rocky Linux 9 | open-vm-tools | 12.5.0-1.el9_6.2 | RLSA-2025:17428 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | open-vm-tools | 12.3.5-2.el8_10.1 | RLSA-2025:17509 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.0-150600.3.18.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03535-1, SUSE-SU-2025:03434-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.0-150600.3.18.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03535-1, SUSE-SU-2025:03434-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.0-150300.64.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03435-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.0-150300.64.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03435-1 |
| SLES 15 SP3 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.0-150300.64.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03435-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP5 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.0-4.89.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03585-1, SUSE-SU-2025:03436-1 |
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.5-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20100-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.0-150300.64.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03435-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.0-150300.64.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03435-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP3 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.0-150300.64.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03435-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.5-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20100-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.5-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20114-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.5-slfo.1.1_1.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20866-1, SUSE-RU-2026:20677-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.5-1.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20853-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.0-150300.64.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03435-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.4 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.0-150300.64.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03435-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.3 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.0-150300.64.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03435-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.2 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.0-150300.64.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03435-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.1 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.0-150300.64.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03435-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.0-150300.64.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03435-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.0-150300.64.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03435-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP3 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.0-150300.64.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03435-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.0-150300.64.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03435-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.0-150300.64.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03435-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.0-150300.64.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03435-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | open-vm-tools | 13.0.5-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15595-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.5-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:20067-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | open-vm-tools | 13.0.0-150600.3.18.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03535-1, SUSE-SU-2025:03434-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | open-vm-tools +5 | 12.3.0-1.amzn2023.0.5 | ALAS2023-2025-1226 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | open-vm-tools +5 | 12.3.0-1.amzn2.0.4 | ALAS2-2025-3036 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | open-vm-tools | 12.3.5-3 | — |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 10 | open-vm-tools +4 | 12.5.0-1.0.1.el10_0.1 | ELSA-2025-17429 |
| Oracle Linux 9 | open-vm-tools +4 | 12.5.0-1.0.1.el9_6.2 | ELSA-2025-17428 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | open-vm-tools +3 | 12.3.5-2.0.1.el8_10.1 | ELSA-2025-17509 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
GitHub 3 repositories
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NULL200OK/CVE-2025-41244 ★ 2 · Nov 11, 2025
CVE-2025-41244 is a critical local privilege escalation vulnerability in VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools
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rxerium/CVE-2025-41244 ★ 1 · Sep 30, 2025
Detection for CVE-2025-41244
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haspiranti/CVE-2025-41244-PoC ★ 0 · Oct 6, 2025
VMware Aria Operations < 4.18.5 & VMware Tools - Local Privilege Escalation
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 36
- ALSA-2025:17429 Important: open-vm-tools security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2025:17428 Important: open-vm-tools security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2025:17509 Important: open-vm-tools security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-0349 Dell Avamar und NetWorker: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 17, 2026
- RHSA-2025:17512 Red Hat Security Advisory: open-vm-tools security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Sep 2, 2026
- RHSA-2025:17511 Red Hat Security Advisory: open-vm-tools security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Sep 2, 2026
- RHSA-2025:17510 Red Hat Security Advisory: open-vm-tools security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Sep 2, 2026
- RHSA-2025:17509 Red Hat Security Advisory: open-vm-tools security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Sep 2, 2026
- RHSA-2025:17445 Red Hat Security Advisory: open-vm-tools security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Sep 2, 2026
- RHSA-2025:17446 Red Hat Security Advisory: open-vm-tools security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Sep 2, 2026
- RHSA-2025:17452 Red Hat Security Advisory: open-vm-tools security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Sep 2, 2026
- RHSA-2025:17429 Red Hat Security Advisory: open-vm-tools security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Sep 2, 2026
- RHSA-2025:17428 Red Hat Security Advisory: open-vm-tools security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Sep 2, 2026
- WID-SEC-2025-2153 VMware Cloud Foundation, vSphere, Aria Operations und Tools: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jul 23, 2026
- USN-7785-1 open-vm-tools vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:20067-1 Security update of open-vm-tools SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15595-1 libvmtools-devel-13.0.5-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20114-1 Security update of open-vm-tools SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20100-1 Security update of open-vm-tools SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:20866-1 Security update for open-vm-tools SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:20853-1 Security update for open-vm-tools SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:03435-1 Security update for open-vm-tools SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:03434-1 Security update for open-vm-tools SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-RU-2026:20677-1 Recommended update for open-vm-tools SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:03436-1 Security update for open-vm-tools SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:03535-1 Security update for open-vm-tools SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:03585-1 Security update for open-vm-tools SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- RLSA-2025:17428 Important: open-vm-tools security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Oct 18, 2025
- ALAS2-2025-3036 Important: open-vm-tools security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Oct 14, 2025
- ALAS2023-2025-1226 Important: open-vm-tools security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Oct 14, 2025
- RLSA-2025:17509 Important: open-vm-tools security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Oct 8, 2025
- RLSA-2025:17429 Important: open-vm-tools security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Oct 8, 2025
- ELSA-2025-17429 Important: open-vm-tools security update (Oracle Linux 10) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Oct 7, 2025
- ELSA-2025-17428 Important: open-vm-tools security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Oct 7, 2025
- ELSA-2025-17509 Important: open-vm-tools security update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Oct 7, 2025
- DLA-4316-1 open-vm-tools - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Sep 30, 2025