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 scheduled tasks.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000
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.