CyberRota Analysis
This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.3. It affects VMware, VMWare, ESXi. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.
Public Exploit Signal
A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.
Detected Signals
exploit
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CVE
CVE-2025-41236
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.3
EPSS
2.17%
VMware VMWare ESXi
Original NVD 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.