VDB-309672 · CVE-2025-41227 · Nessus 237246

VMware ESXi resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware ESXi, Cloud Foundation, Telco Cloud Platform, Telco Cloud Infrastructure, Workstation and Fusion. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in resource consumption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-41227. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in VMware ESXi, Cloud Foundation, Telco Cloud Platform, Telco Cloud Infrastructure, Workstation and Fusion. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a denial-of-service vulnerability due to certain guest options. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges within a guest operating system may be able to exploit this issue by exhausting memory of the host process leading to a denial-of-service condition.

The advisory is shared for download at support.broadcom.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-41227 since 04/16/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 237246 (VMware ESXi 7.0 / 8.0 Multiple Vulenerabilities (VMSA-2025-0010)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (237246). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

Virtualization Software

Vendor

VMware

Name

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.vmware.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 237246
Nessus Name: VMware ESXi 7.0 / 8.0 Multiple Vulenerabilities (VMSA-2025-0010)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 🔍
05/20/2025 +34 days 🔍
05/20/2025 +0 days 🔍
05/27/2025 +7 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: support.broadcom.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-41227 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-41227
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-309672
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2025 17:43
Updated: 05/27/2025 08:53
Changes: 05/20/2025 17:43 (62), 05/27/2025 08:53 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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