VMware Security Alert: Patch Now or Risk Cyber Chaos!

VMware Cloud Foundation users, it’s patch time! VMware has unleashed urgent fixes for seven vulnerabilities, including a CVE-2025-41229 issue that scores 8.2 on the CVSS scale. With no workarounds available, upgrading is your best defense. Remember, procrastination is not a security strategy!

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Published: May 20, 2025 2:05 pmAdded: May 20, 2025 at 7:36 amAssembled by: The Editor
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Hot Take:

Looks like VMware just threw a patch party and forgot to invite workarounds! If you’re using VMware’s products, it’s time to play “upgrade or regret” because those vulnerabilities are more exposed than your uncle’s Hawaiian shirt at a family barbecue!

Key Points:

  • VMware released patches for 7 vulnerabilities across several products, including VMware Cloud Foundation and vCenter Server.
  • Top flaw CVE-2025-41229 is a directory-traversal issue with a CVSS score of 8.2/10 in VMware Cloud Foundation.
  • No temporary workarounds are available, so immediate upgrades are crucial.
  • A second advisory covers an authenticated command-execution flaw in vCenter, CVE-2025-41225, with a CVSS score of 8.8.
  • Customers are advised to upgrade to VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.1.2 and the latest versions of other affected products.

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