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HIGHCVE-2026-41702Published Modified CNA vmware

CVE-2026-41702: TOCTOU local privilege escalation vulnerability

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.

Metrics

CVSS v3.1
7.8
Severity
HIGH
Fixed in
2026H1
Affected Products
1

Fix available

2026H1
Affected packages
  • VMware / Fusion
    < 2026H1 (from 2025H2)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H