VMware Aria Operations up to 8.18.4 insecure default initialization of resource

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware Aria Operations, Cloud Foundation, Telco Cloud Platform and Telco Cloud Infrastructure up to 8.18.4. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to insecure default initialization of resource. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-41245. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware Aria Operations, Cloud Foundation, Telco Cloud Platform and Telco Cloud Infrastructure up to 8.18.4. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insecure default initialization of resource vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-1188. The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the administrator, but the default is not secure. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

VMware Aria Operations contains an information disclosure vulnerability. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges in Aria Operations may exploit this vulnerability to disclose credentials of other users of Aria Operations.

The advisory is shared for download at support.broadcom.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-41245 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/25/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 266419 (VMware Aria Operations 8.x < 8.18.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2025-0015)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 8.18.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (266419) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2153). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • RESF Rocky Linux
  • VMware Cloud Foundation
  • VMware vSphere
  • VMware Aria Operations
  • VMware Tools
  • Dell Secure Connect Gateway

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 2.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insecure default initialization of resource
CWE: CWE-1188
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 266419
Nessus Name: VMware Aria Operations 8.x < 8.18.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2025-0015)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Aria Operations/Cloud Foundation/Telco Cloud Platform/Telco Cloud Infrastructure 8.18.5

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
09/29/2025 +166 days Advisory disclosed
09/29/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/25/2026 +118 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2025-0015
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-41245 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-41245
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-326248
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2153 - VMware Cloud Foundation, vSphere, Aria Operations und Tools: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 09/29/2025 19:47
Updated: 01/25/2026 09:42
Changes: 09/29/2025 19:47 (64), 09/30/2025 12:40 (7), 10/01/2025 12:37 (2), 10/03/2025 06:11 (2), 10/07/2025 14:17 (1), 01/25/2026 09:42 (1)
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