CVE-2025-41250 (GCVE-0-2025-41250)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-09-29 17:44
Modified
2025-09-30 03:55
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-77 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Summary
VMware vCenter contains an SMTP header injection vulnerability. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges on vCenter who has permission to create scheduled tasks may be able to manipulate the notification emails sent for scheduled tasks.
References
Impacted products
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| ▼ | VMware | vCenter |
Version: 8.0 < 8.0 U3g Version: 7.0 < 7.0 U3w |
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