VMware Vulnerability: A Comedic Catastrophe in Cybersecurity Chaos!
CISA adds a Broadcom VMware Tools flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. This high-severity vulnerability could let attackers achieve root-level privileges, and it was already exploited as a zero-day. Federal agencies have until November 2025 to patch up before things go from “uh-oh” to “oh no!”
Hot Take:
Oh, VMware, how you’ve become the darling of cybercriminals everywhere! With a CVE score that feels like a B+ on a bad day, this security flaw is giving hackers a free pass to the root club. It’s like giving a kid the keys to the candy store, only this candy could hack your bank account. Bravo, CISA, for getting this on the KEV catalog faster than a teenager can text. Now, let’s hope those Feds patch it up before the hackers throw a party!
Key Points:
- U.S. CISA adds high-severity VMware vulnerability to KEV catalog.
- Flaw CVE-2025-41244 could allow attackers to gain root privileges.
- Exploited as a zero-day by Chinese threat actor UNC5174.
- VMware patched it, but hackers had their fun first.
- FCEB agencies must patch this by November 20, 2025.