CVE-2025-41228mediumCWE-79

CVE-2025-41228: medium-severity vulnerability in VMware ESXi

VMware ESXi and vCenter Server Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

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33Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.

ssvc Attendcvss 4.3epss 0.9%
from disclosure to weapon83 days
Published on NVDMay 20
1st PoC+83d
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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected products
VMware · Cloud FoundationVMware · ESXiVMware · Telco Cloud InfrastructureVMware · Telco Cloud PlatformVMware · vCenter Server
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