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Sead Fadilpašić

Chinese state hackers may be using VMWare Tools flaw to hack US systems - so patch now, CISA warns

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  • CISA added CVE-2025-41244 to KEV, mandating patching by November 20
  • The bug enables local privilege escalation via VMware Tools with SDMP enabled
  • Chinese group UNC5174 exploited it for espionage targeting Western and Asian institutions

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a new Broadcom bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, warning Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies about in-the-wild abuse.

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