Vulnerability · Published May 20, 2025 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2025-41229VMware Cloud Foundation Directory Traversal Vulnerability
High 8.2
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in Cloud Foundation from VMware. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 47.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
VMware Cloud Foundation contains a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on VMware Cloud Foundation may exploit this issue to access certain internal services.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| VMware | Cloud Foundation | 5.x – before 5.2.1.24.5.x |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N