Resource exhaustion in Vmware Cloud Foundation
CVE-2025-41226
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 i…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.001 (31.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Vmware Cloud Foundation — versions 5.x, 4.5.x
- Vmware Esxi — versions 8.0, 7.0
- Vmware Telco Cloud Infrastructure — versions 3.x, 2.x
- Vmware Telco Cloud Platform — versions 5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-41226?
- CVE-2025-41226 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2025-05-20.
- How severe is CVE-2025-41226?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.