FKIE_CVE-2025-41236

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-07-15 19:15 - Updated: 2025-07-15 20:07
Severity ?
9.3 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
security@vmware.comhttps://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/35877
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      "value": "VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an integer-overflow vulnerability in the VMXNET3 virtual network adapter.\u00a0A 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."
    },
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      "value": "VMware ESXi, Workstation y Fusion presentan una vulnerabilidad de desbordamiento de enteros en el adaptador de red virtual VMXNET3. Un agente malicioso con privilegios de administrador local en una m\u00e1quina virtual con un adaptador de red virtual VMXNET3 podr\u00eda aprovechar este problema para ejecutar c\u00f3digo en el host. Los adaptadores virtuales que no sean VMXNET3 no se ven afectados por este problema."
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  "id": "CVE-2025-41236",
  "lastModified": "2025-07-15T20:07:28.023",
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          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
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          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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