🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2026-41702

HIGH 7.8

TOCTOU local privilege escalation vulnerability

CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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.

CWE CWE-367
Vendor vmware
Product fusion
Ecosystems
Industries
TechnologyEnterprise
Published May 15, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Affected Versions

VMware / Fusion
2025H2 < 2026H1

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
support.broadcom.com: https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/37454