9.3

CVE-2025-41236: vmware cloud_foundation Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 9.3v3.1CriticalDeferred
Published 15-07-2025Last modified 26-02-2026
Open JSON

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-41236 is a critical (CVSS 9.3) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in vmware cloud_foundation. EPSS estimates a 2.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
2.67%
0%100%
Low · +0.15 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 15-07-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an integer-overflow vulnerability in the VMXNET3 virtual network adapter. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine with VMXNET3 virtual network adapter may exploit this issue to execute code on the host. Non VMXNET3 virtual adapters are not affected by this issue.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.67%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.15 pp

From 2.53% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.67%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Vmware6 products

1 vendor · 6 products

References

1 links