VMSA-2025-0016: VMware vCenter and NSX

By Lerpong Intaraworrpath | October 4th, 2025

VMSA-2025-0016: VMware vCenter and NSX updates address multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-41250, CVE-2025-41251, CVE-2025-41252)

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

Advisory ID: VMSA-2025-0016
Advisory Severity:Important
CVSSv3 Range:7.5 -8.5
Synopsis:VMware vCenter and NSX updates address multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-41250, CVE-2025-41251, CVE-2025-41252)
Issue date:2025-09-29
Updated on:2025-09-29 (Initial Advisory)
CVE(s)CVE-2025-41250, CVE-2025-41251, CVE-2025-41252

Impacted Products:

  • VMware NSX – 4.2.x, 4.1.x, 4.0.x
  • NSX-T – 3.x
  • VMware Cloud Foundation – 9.x.x.x, 5.x, 4.5.x
  • VMware vCenter Server -8.0, 7.0
  • VMware Telco Cloud Platform – 5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x
  • VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure – 3.x, 2.x

Introduction

Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware vCenter and NSX were privately reported to Broadcom. Updates are available to remediate these vulnerabilities in affected Broadcom products.

A.vCenter SMTP header injection vulnerability (CVE-2025-41250)

B.NSX weak password recovery mechanism vulnerability (CVE-2025-41251)

C.NSX username enumeration vulnerability (CVE-2025-41252)

Reference

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