CVE-2025-41241 (GCVE-0-2025-41241)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-29 12:25 – Updated: 2025-07-29 13:24
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Denial-of-service vulnerability
Summary
VMware vCenter contains a denial-of-service vulnerability. A malicious actor who is authenticated through vCenter and has permission to perform API calls for guest OS customisation may trigger this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition.
Severity
4.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-07-29 13:23 UTC
CWE
- CWE-754 - Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
4 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | vCenter |
Affected:
8.0 , < 8.0 U3g
(custom)
Affected: 7.0 , < 7.0 U3v (custom) |
|
| VMware | Cloud Foundation |
Affected:
5.x, 4.5.x
|
|
| VMware | Telco Cloud Platform |
Affected:
5.x, 2.x
|
|
| VMware | Telco Cloud Infrastructure |
Affected:
2.x
|
Date Public
2025-07-29 12:11
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