# RHSA-2025:17429: open-vm-tools security update

RHSA-2025:17429, released September 29, 2025, fixes 1 CVE in open-vm-tools (version 12.5.0-1.el10_0.1). One of them is being exploited (CVE-2025-41244); 1 on CISA KEV. Patch Radar priority: Patch now.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-17429
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Sep 29, 2025
- Priority: Patch now (Closes CVE-2025-41244, exploited (CISA KEV))
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 1, on CISA KEV: 1
- Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17429

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [open-vm-tools](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/open-vm-tools.md) | RHEL 10 | 12.5.0-1.el10_0.1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2025-41244](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-41244.md) | Patch now | open-vm-tools: VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious local actor w... | 7.8 | 0.1584 | CISA KEV |

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