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GHSA-2687-XWFR-5FX9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-20 15:30 – Updated: 2025-05-20 15:30

Details

The vCenter Server contains an authenticated command-execution vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges to create or modify alarms and run script action may exploit this issue to run arbitrary commands on the vCenter Server.

Severity ?

8.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2025-41225 (GCVE-0-2025-41225)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-20 14:24 – Updated: 2025-06-24 07:11

Summary

Severity ?

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Assigner

vmware

References

URL

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https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-cont…

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

VMware

vCenter Server

Affected: 8.0 , < 8.0 U3e (custom)
Affected: 7.0 , < 7.0 U3v (custom)

VMware	Cloud Foundation	Affected: 5.x, 4.5.x
VMware	Telco Cloud Platform	Affected: 5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x
VMware	Telco Cloud Infrastructure	Affected: 3.x, 2.x

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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-2687-XWFR-5FX9

CVE-2025-41225 (GCVE-0-2025-41225)

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