VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a heap-overflow vulnerability in the PVSCSI (Paravirtualized SCSI) controller that leads to an out of-bounds write. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host. On ESXi, the exploitation is contained within the VMX sandbox and exploitable only with configurations that are unsupported. On Workstation and Fusion, this may lead to code execution on the machine where Workstation or Fusion is installed.
History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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{'score': 0.00017}


Tue, 15 Jul 2025 21:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a heap-overflow vulnerability in the PVSCSI (Paravirtualized SCSI) controller that leads to an out of-bounds write. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host. On ESXi, the exploitation is contained within the VMX sandbox and exploitable only with configurations that are unsupported. On Workstation and Fusion, this may lead to code execution on the machine where Workstation or Fusion is installed.
Title PVSCSI heap-overflow vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published: 2025-07-15T18:34:48.818Z

Updated: 2025-07-16T03:56:00.818Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T09:30:17.798Z

Link: CVE-2025-41238

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-07-15T20:46:34.177Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-07-15T19:15:22.413

Modified: 2025-07-15T20:07:28.023

Link: CVE-2025-41238

cve-icon Redhat

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