Vulnerability · Published Apr 1, 2025 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2025-22231VMware Aria Operations updates address a local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2025-22231)
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in VMware Aria operations from VMware. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
VMware Aria Operations contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges can escalate their privileges to root on the appliance running VMware Aria Operations.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| VMware | VMware Aria operations | 8.x – before 8.18 HF5 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H