8.1

CVE-2025-41251

Media report

VMware NSX contains a weak password recovery mechanism vulnerability. An unauthenticated malicious actor may exploit this to enumerate valid usernames, potentially enabling brute-force attacks.

Impact: Username enumeration → credential brute force risk.
Attack Vector: Remote, unauthenticated.
Severity: Important.
CVSSv3: 8.1 (High).

Acknowledgments: Reported by the National Security Agency.

Affected Products:VMware NSX 9.x.x.x, 4.2.x, 4.1.x, 4.0.x

NSX-T 3.x
VMware Cloud Foundation (with NSX) 5.x, 4.5.x

Fixed Versions: NSX 9.0.1.0;  4.2.2.2/4.2.3.1 http://4.2.2.2/4.2.3.1 ; 4.1.2.7; NSX-T 3.2.4.3; CCF async patch (KB88287).
Workarounds: None.

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Vendorvmware
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Product NSX
Default Statusunaffected
Version VMware NSX - 9.x.x.x, 4.2.x, 4.1.x, 4.0.x
Status affected
Version VMware NSX-T - 3.x
Status affected
Version VMware Cloud Foundation (with NSX) - 5.x, 4.5.x
Status affected
Version VMware NSX 9.0.1.0; 4.2.2.2/4.2.3.1; 4.1.2.7; NSX-T 3.2.4.3; CCF async patch (KB88287)
Status unaffected
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Type Source Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.07% 0.209
CVSS Metriken
Source Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector string
security@vmware.com 8.1 2.2 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-640 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

The product contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak.