CVE-2025-41228

mediumpriority · track · 10EPSS 0.009 · 59 %ileexploit · PoCDEEUNLRU

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

0.90% (59th) EPSS

CVSS 4.3 · medium

Is it mine?

48 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-25

VMware ESXi and vCenter Server contain a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability due to improper input validation. A malicious actor with network access to the login page of certain ESXi host or vCenter Server URL paths may exploit this issue to steal cookies or redirect to malicious websites.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

4.3

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.14.3mediumAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.14.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.14.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · security@vmware.comexploitability 2.8 · impact 1.4

v3.14.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.14.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · NCSC-NL NL

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-79USCWE-79USCWE-79US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

EDB-52406VMware vSphere Client 8.0.3.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)PoC · exploit_db

affected products (48)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

VMware Cloud Foundation <8.0 U3eall versionscert_bundDE
VMware Cloud Foundation <ESXi70U3sv-24723868all versionscert_bundDE
VMware Cloud Foundation <ESXi80U3se-24659227all versionscert_bundDE
VMware ESXi <ESXi70U3sv-24723868all versionscert_bundDE
VMware ESXi <ESXi80U3se-24659227all versionscert_bundDE
VMware vCenter Server <8.0 U3eall versionscert_bundDE
VMware Cloud Foundation< 8.0 U3ecert_bundDE
VMware Cloud Foundation< ESXi70U3sv-24723868cert_bundDE
VMware Cloud Foundation< ESXi80U3se-24659227cert_bundDE
VMware ESXi< ESXi70U3sv-24723868cert_bundDE
VMware ESXi< ESXi80U3se-24659227cert_bundDE
VMware vCenter Server< 8.0 U3ecert_bundDE
Cloud Foundation≤ 5.x, 4.5.xenisa_euvdEU
ESXi7.0 → ESXi70U3sv-24723868enisa_euvdEU
ESXi8.0 → ESXi80U3se-24659227enisa_euvdEU
Telco Cloud Infrastructure≤ 3.x,2.xenisa_euvdEU
Telco Cloud Platform≤ 5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.xenisa_euvdEU
VMware Cloud Foundation≤ 5.x, 4.5.xenisa_euvdEU
VMware ESXi7.0 → ESXi70U3sv-24723868enisa_euvdEU
VMware ESXi8.0 → ESXi80U3se-24659227enisa_euvdEU

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2025-0171Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in VMware productenNL2025-05-21csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Broadcom heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in VMware ESXi (inclusief Workstation en Fusion) en vCenter Server.
WID-SEC-W-2025-1113VMware Produkte: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-05-20csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation, VMware ESXi, VMware Workstation und VMware Fusion ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, einen Denial-of-Service auszulösen oder XSS durchzuführen.

also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund ncsc_nl NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2025-05-20modified 2026-06-17

references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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