{"id":45017,"date":"2025-05-29T05:13:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T05:13:13","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-02T14:35:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T20:35:42","slug":"cve-2025-41225-authenticated-command-execution-vulnerability-in-vcenter-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41225-authenticated-command-execution-vulnerability-in-vcenter-server\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-41225: Authenticated Command-Execution Vulnerability in vCenter Server<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The world of cybersecurity is no stranger to vulnerabilities, and the latest to shake the scene is CVE-2025-41225. This particular vulnerability resides in vCenter Server, a popular centralized management application used to manage virtual machines, multiple ESXi hosts, and all dependent components from a single centralized location. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32310-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-thememove-quickcal-due-to-csrf\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"50468\">vulnerability can be exploited by a malicious actor with privileges<\/a> to create or modify alarms and run script action, potentially leading to a system compromise or data leakage. Its criticality necessitates immediate attention, as it could give an attacker the ability to run <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-42136-arbitrary-command-execution-vulnerability-in-pax-android-pos-devices\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51800\">arbitrary commands<\/a> on the vCenter Server.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-41225<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.8 out of 10)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: High (ability to create or modify alarms and run <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47933-arbitrary-actions-and-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-argo-cd\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58456\">script action<\/a>)<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4759-incorrect-behavior-order-in-lockfile-lint-api-package-potentially-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51184\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1871367656\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>vCenter Server | [Insert affected versions here]<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3833-authenticated-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-zohocorp-manageengine-adselfservice-plus\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"50423\">vulnerability CVE-2025-41225 is an authenticated<\/a> command-execution vulnerability. An attacker with the ability to create or modify alarms and run script action can exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4389-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-wordpress-crawlomatic-multipage-scraper-post-generator-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51096\">vulnerability by running arbitrary<\/a> commands on the vCenter Server. These commands can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-22190-critical-gitpython-vulnerability-exposes-windows-systems-to-potential-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51370\">potentially compromise the system<\/a> or leak sensitive data. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-41591-critical-man-in-the-middle-vulnerability-in-open-network-foundation-onos-v2-7-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57308\">vulnerability can be exploited over a network<\/a>, and user interaction is required for the exploit to be successful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4231783020\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The following is a conceptual example of how this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-42137-high-privilege-command-execution-vulnerability-in-pax-android-pos-devices\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51814\">vulnerability might be exploited using a shell command:<\/a><\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Create a new alarm with a script action\nalarm create --name &quot;Malicious Alarm&quot; --script &quot;\/path\/to\/malicious\/script&quot;\n# Modify an existing alarm to run a script action\nalarm modify --name &quot;Existing Alarm&quot; --script &quot;\/path\/to\/malicious\/script&quot;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, &#8220;\/path\/to\/malicious\/script&#8221; represents the path to a malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-57151-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-phpgurukul-complaint-management-system-2-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87788\">script that the attacker has placed on the system<\/a>. When the alarm is triggered, the malicious script is run, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-52880-critical-vulnerability-in-insyde-insydeh2o-kernels-potentially-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51437\">potentially compromising the system<\/a> or leaking data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, it is advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used as temporary mitigation to detect and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-32401-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-macos-leads-to-potential-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51642\">potentially block attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. Regularly updating and patching your systems can also help to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49155-uncontrolled-search-path-vulnerability-in-trend-micro-apex-one-data-loss-prevention-module\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87789\">prevent the successful exploitation of this and other vulnerabilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The world of cybersecurity is no stranger to vulnerabilities, and the latest to shake the scene is CVE-2025-41225. This particular vulnerability resides in vCenter Server, a popular centralized management application used to manage virtual machines, multiple ESXi hosts, and all dependent components from a single centralized location. The vulnerability can be exploited by a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[93],"product":[94,107],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-45017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","vendor-vmware","product-vcenter","product-vmware-esxi"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45017"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80600,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45017\/revisions\/80600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45017"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=45017"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=45017"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=45017"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=45017"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=45017"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=45017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}