CVE-2025-41236

CRITICAL EPSS 80.0%

Published Jul 15, 202511mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago

9.3 CVSS 3.1

Critical

Published Jul 15, 2025 11mo ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an integer-overflow vulnerability in the VMXNET3 virtual network adapter. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine with VMXNET3 virtual network adapter may exploit this issue to execute code on the host. Non VMXNET3 virtual adapters are not affected by this issue.

CVSS Details

Base Score

9.3

Exploitability

2.5

Impact

6.0

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

User Interaction None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

80.0% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Memory Safety

References 1

support.broadcom.com https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/35877

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.