CVE-2025-41252
Username enumeration vulnerability
Description: VMware NSX contains a username enumeration vulnerability. An unauthenticated malicious actor may exploit this to enumerate valid usernames, potentially leading to unauthorized access attempts.
Impact: Username enumeration → facilitates unauthorized access.
Attack Vector: Remote, unauthenticated.
Severity: Important.
CVSSv3: 7.5 (High).
Acknowledgments: Reported by the National Security Agency.
Affected Products:
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VMware NSX 9.x.x.x, 4.2.x, 4.1.x, 4.0.x
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NSX-T 3.x
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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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Username enumeration vulnerability
Description: VMware NSX contains a username enumeration vulnerability. An unauthenticated malicious actor may exploit this to enumerate valid usernames, potentially leading to unauthorized access attempts.
Impact: Username enumeration → facilitates unauthorized access.
Attack Vector: Remote, unauthenticated.
Severity: Important.
CVSSv3: 7.5 (High).
Acknowledgments: Reported by the National Security Agency.
Affected Products:
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VMware NSX 9.x.x.x, 4.2.x, 4.1.x, 4.0.x
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NSX-T 3.x
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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.
- Record
CVE-2025-41252- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-203
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-31599
Description: VMware NSX contains a username enumeration vulnerability. An unauthenticated malicious actor may exploit this to enumerate valid usernames, potentially leading to unauthorized access attempts.
Impact: Username enumeration → facilitates unauthorized access.
Attack Vector: Remote, unauthenticated.
Severity: Important.
CVSSv3: 7.5 (High).
Acknowledgments: Reported by the National Security Agency.
Affected Products:
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VMware NSX 9.x.x.x, 4.2.x, 4.1.x, 4.0.x
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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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-31599- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2gr4-4mrg-85rh
Description: VMware NSX contains a username enumeration vulnerability. An unauthenticated...
Description: VMware NSX contains a username enumeration vulnerability. An unauthenticated malicious actor may exploit this to enumerate valid usernames, potentially leading to unauthorized access attempts.
Impact: Username enumeration → facilitates unauthorized access.
Attack Vector: Remote, unauthenticated.
Severity: Important.
CVSSv3: 7.5 (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.
- Record
GHSA-2gr4-4mrg-85rh- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-203
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Description: VMware NSX contains a username enumeration vulnerability. An unauthenticated malicious actor may exploit this to enumerate valid usernames, potentially leading to unauthorized access attempts.
Impact: Username enumeration → facilitates unauthorized access.
Attack Vector: Remote, unauthenticated.
Severity: Important.
CVSSv3: 7.5 (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.
- Record
CVE-2025-41252- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-203
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-41252 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Vmware Nsx, published September 29, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.71%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.