VMware ESXi and vCenter Server Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability (VMware vCenter Server)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.90 % · percentile 59 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- vmware
- NVD status
- Deferred
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | vmware |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | NVD · security@vmware.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-15830
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-41228
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0430 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| VMware · vCenter Server | affected 8.0 < 8.0 U3e |
| VMware · Cloud Foundation | affected 5.x, 4.5.x |
| VMware · Telco Cloud Platform | affected 5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x |
| VMware · Telco Cloud Infrastructure | affected 3.x,2.x |
| VMware · ESXi | affected 8.0 < ESXi80U3se-24659227 ; affected 7.0 < ESXi70U3sv-24723868 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |