CVE-2026-22722
VMware Workstation for Windows null pointer dereference may allow an authenticated user to trigger a crash
CVSS Score
6.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
A malicious actor with authenticated user privileges on a Windows based Workstation host may be able to cause a null pointer dereference error. To Remediate CVE-2026-22722, apply the patches listed in the "Fixed version" column of the 'Response Matrix'
| CWE | CWE-476 |
| Vendor | vmware |
| Product | workstation |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | TechnologyEnterprise |
| Published | Feb 26, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Feb 27, 2026 |
Stay Ahead of the Next One
Get instant alerts for vmware workstation
Be the first to know when new medium vulnerabilities affecting vmware workstation are published — delivered to Slack, Telegram or Discord.
Get Free Alerts →
Free · No credit card · 60 sec setup
CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Affected Versions
VMware / Workstation
17.0 < 25H2u1
References
Credits
🔍 Broadcom would like to thank dread (d7ead) for reporting this issue to us.