CVE-2025-41238
published 2025-07-15CVE-2025-41238: VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a heap-overflow vulnerability in the PVSCSI (Paravirtualized SCSI) controller that leads to an out of-bounds…
PriorityP352critical9.3CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUINSCCHIHAH
EPSS
0.39%
31.7th percentile
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.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| vmware | cloud_foundation | — | — |
| vmware | esxi | >= 7.0 < ESXi70U3w-24784741 | ESXi70U3w-24784741 |
| vmware | esxi | >= 8.0 < ESXi80U3f-24784735 | ESXi80U3f-24784735 |
| vmware | esxi | >= 8.0 < ESXi80U2e-24789317 | ESXi80U2e-24789317 |
| vmware | fusion | >= 13.x < 13.6.4 | 13.6.4 |
| vmware | telco_cloud_infrastructure | — | — |
| vmware | telco_cloud_platform | — | — |
| vmware | workstation | >= 17.x < 17.6.4 | 17.6.4 |
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GHSA
GHSA-x6g2-w5w8-r8xx: VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a heap-overflow vulnerability in the PVSCSI (Paravirtualized SCSI) controller that leads to an out of-bou
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-07-15
CVE-2025-41238 [CRITICAL] CWE-787 GHSA-x6g2-w5w8-r8xx: VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a heap-overflow vulnerability in the PVSCSI (Paravirtualized SCSI) controller that leads to an out of-bou
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.
CISA ICS
Rockwell Automation Lifecycle Services with VMware
cisa_ics·2025-07-31·CVSS 9.3
[CRITICAL] Rockwell Automation Lifecycle Services with VMware
ICS Advisory
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Rockwell Automation Lifecycle Services with VMware
Release DateJuly 31, 2025
Alert CodeICSA-25-212-02
Related topics:
Industrial Control Systems, Industrial Control System Vulnerabilities
View CSAF
## 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- CVSS v4 9.4
- ATTENTION: Low attack complexity
- Vendor: Rockwell Automation
- Equipment: Lifecycle Services with VMware
- Vulnerabilities: Out-of-bounds Write, Use of Uninitialized Resource
## 2. RISK EVALUATION
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could lead to code execution on the host or leakage of memory from processes communicating with vSockets.
## 3. TECHNICAL DETAILS
## 3.1 AFFECTED PRODUCTS
Rockwell Automation reports the following Lifecycle Services with VMware are affected:
- Industrial Da
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2025-07-15
Published