CVE-2025-41244 Affecting open-vm-tools-test package, versions <0:12.5.0-1.0.1.el10_0.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE10-OPENVMTOOLSTEST-13503784
  • published9 Oct 2025
  • disclosed29 Sept 2025

Introduced: 29 Sep 2025

NewCVE-2025-41244  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:10 open-vm-tools-test to version 0:12.5.0-1.0.1.el10_0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-17429.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream open-vm-tools-test package and not the open-vm-tools-test package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious local actor with non-administrative privileges having access to a VM with VMware Tools installed and managed by Aria Operations with SDMP enabled may exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root on the same VM.

CVSS Base Scores

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