CVE-2025-41239

vSockets information-disclosure vulnerability

Published Jul 15, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS 3.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
VMware ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and VMware Tools contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to the usage of an uninitialised memory in vSockets. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to leak memory from processes communicating with vSockets.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-21539 VMware ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and VMware Tools contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to the usage of an uninitialised memory in vSockets. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to leak memory from processes communicating with vSockets.
History
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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00014}

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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, Fusion, and VMware Tools contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to the usage of an uninitialised memory in vSockets. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to leak memory from processes communicating with vSockets.
Title vSockets information-disclosure vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-908
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
vmware
Published
Updated
Jul 15, 2025, 6:51 PM
Reserved
Apr 16, 2025, 9:30 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 15, 2025, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:22 AM