CyberAlerts is shutting down on June 30th, 2025. Thank you for your support!

CVE-2025-41228: VMware ESXi and vCenter Server Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

4.3 CVSS

Description

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.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-41228

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 4.3

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Problem Types

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')

Affected Products

Vendor: n/a

Product: VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation, VMware Telco Cloud Platform, VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure, VMware ESXi

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 7.4% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-18 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-41228
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25717

Timeline