RCE in Vmware Cloud Foundation
CVE-2025-41250
VMware vCenter contains an SMTP header injection vulnerability. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges on vCenter who has permission to create scheduled tasks may be able to manipulate the notification emails sent for schedul…
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.001 (24.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L.
Affected products
- Vmware Cloud Foundation — versions 9.x.x.x, 5.x, 4.5.x
- Vmware Telco Cloud Infrastructure — versions 3.x, 2.x
- Vmware Telco Cloud Platform — versions 5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x
- Vmware Vcenter — versions 8.0, 7.0
- Vmware Vsphere Foundation — versions 9.x.x.x
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-41250?
- CVE-2025-41250 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.5/10. Published 2025-09-29.
- How severe is CVE-2025-41250?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-41250 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.