CVE-2025-41229
Published: 20 May 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-41229 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Broadcom (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.2 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 15.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
VMware Cloud Foundation contains a directory traversal vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-41229 and assigned CWE-22. The flaw affects the VMware Cloud Foundation product and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.2, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no required authentication or user interaction.
An unauthenticated attacker with network access to port 443 can exploit the issue to reach certain internal services that would otherwise be inaccessible, resulting in high confidentiality impact and limited integrity impact.
The sole reference points to a Broadcom security advisory that practitioners should consult for official mitigation steps and any available patches. The associated EPSS score remains flat at 0.0211 with no material increase after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-15838
Vulnerability details
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.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.