CVE-2025-41229
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedVMware Cloud Foundation contains a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on VMware Cloud Foundation may exploit this issue to access certain internal services.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceVMware Cloud Foundation contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows a malicious actor with network access to port 443 to traverse the file system and access certain internal services. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.2 (HIGH), indicating significant potential for unauthorized access to sensitive resources.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm VMware Cloud Foundation is installedCheck system inventory, running services, or installed packages for 'VMware Cloud Foundation' or 'VCF'Affected if Product is not present on the system
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Identify the installed versionRun command: vcfctl version 2>/dev/null or check /opt/vmware/vcf/commons/../version 2>/dev/null; alternatively check the VCF admin UI at https://<host>/vcf/api/versionAffected if Unable to determine version or version cannot be compared to vendor advisory
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Verify port 443 is exposedRun: netstat -tlnp | grep ':443\s' or nmap -p 443 <target> to check if port 443 is listeningAffected if Port 443 is open and accessible from untrusted networks
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Check for directory traversal filteringReview WAF, reverse proxy, or NSX-T configuration for rules blocking '../', '..\', URL-encoded traversal patterns; test with: curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' 'https://<host>/..%2F..%2Fetc/passwd'Affected if No traversal protection is configured or traversal patterns are not blocked
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Review network access controlsCheck firewall rules, security groups, or NSX Distributed Firewall policies for port 443; verify allowed source IPs in: esxcli network firewall ruleset list or cloud provider security group settingsAffected if Port 443 is accessible from networks outside trusted IP ranges
The environment is affected if VMware Cloud Foundation is installed, port 443 is exposed to untrusted networks, and no WAF or network filtering is blocking directory traversal patterns.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataRestrict network access to port 443 using firewall rules and network segmentation to limit exposure. Apply vendor-supplied patches or updates for VMware Cloud Foundation once available.
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