VMware Cloud Foundation 3.11/4.3.1.1 Port 443 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in VMware Cloud Foundation and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Port 443. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-41229. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in VMware Cloud Foundation. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Port 443. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

VMware Cloud Foundation contains a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on VMware Cloud Foundation may exploit this issue to access certain internal services.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.broadcom.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-41229 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/24/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 237465 (VMWare Cloud Foundation Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2025-0009)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.2.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (237465) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-15838). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 8.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 237465
Nessus Name: VMWare Cloud Foundation Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2025-0009)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cloud Foundation 5.2.1.2

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 🔍
05/20/2025 +34 days 🔍
05/20/2025 +0 days 🔍
06/24/2025 +35 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: support.broadcom.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-41229 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-41229
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-309655
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2025 15:20
Updated: 06/24/2025 18:15
Changes: 05/20/2025 15:20 (65), 05/30/2025 06:27 (2), 06/24/2025 18:15 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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