CVE-2026-41702

VMware Fusion contains a TOCTOU (Time-of-check Time-of-use) vulnerability that occurs during an operation performed by a SETUID binary. A malicious actor with local non-administrative user privileges may exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root on the system where Fusion is installed.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/37454	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-05-15 07:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:47

NVD link : CVE-2026-41702

Mitre link : CVE-2026-41702

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-41702

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Products Affected

vmware

fusion

CWE

CWE-367

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

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