VMware ESXi resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware ESXi, Cloud Foundation, Telco Cloud Platform and Telco Cloud Infrastructure. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes resource consumption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-41226. The attacker needs to be present on the local network. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in VMware ESXi, Cloud Foundation, Telco Cloud Platform and Telco Cloud Infrastructure (version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at support.broadcom.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-41226 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to approached within the local network. Neither technical details nor an exploit are 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). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

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

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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)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: support.broadcom.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-41226 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-41226
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-309673
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2025 17:44
Updated: 05/27/2025 08:53
Changes: 05/20/2025 17:44 (62), 05/27/2025 08:53 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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