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VMware ESX, Workstation, and Fusion Out-of-Bounds Read Is Reachable by an Attacker with VM Deployment Privileges and Can Disclose Host Memory or Crash the Host Process

Last refreshed2026-09-30

Status: NEW  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-41703

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-41703
CVSS Score / Version7.6 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-07-30
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
CVSS Proseattack vector is network; attack complexity is low; privileges required is high; user interaction is none; scope is changed; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is none; availability impact is low.
Classified asCWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

What to Know

VMware ESX, Workstation, and Fusion contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A malicious actor with VM deployment privileges could trigger an out-of-bounds read, potentially leading to information disclosure or more likely a Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition of the host process. On Workstation and Fusion, the impact of this vulnerability is restricted to information disclosure. (NVD)

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41703
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41703