CVE-2025-22231 VMware Aria Operations updates address a local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2025-22231)
A local attacker with administrative privileges can escalate to root on the VMware Aria Operations appliance.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-22231?
CVE-2025-22231 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Aria operations, published on 1 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
VMware Aria Operations contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges can escalate their privileges to root on the appliance running VMware Aria Operations.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22231?
How do I fix CVE-2025-22231?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-22231 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-22231 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22231 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qvv4-xwrq-f5qv.