Weak password recovery vulnerability_CVE-2025-41251

8.1 / 10

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-41251

Source vmware

Published Sep 29, 2025 at 18:45

Modified Sep 29, 2025 at 18:57

Affected Product

Vendor vmware

Product NSX

Version VMware NSX - 9.x.x.x, 4.2.x, 4.1.x, 4.0.x

Affected Versions vmware NSX VMware NSX - 9.x.x.x, 4.2.x, 4.1.x, 4.0.x
vmware NSX VMware NSX-T - 3.x
vmware NSX VMware Cloud Foundation (with NSX) - 5.x, 4.5.x

CWE Classification

CWE-640

References

support.broadcom.com /web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36150

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