CVE-2026-41703

Published Jul 30, 2026

Last updated 2 days ago

Overview

AI description

Automated description summarized from trusted sources.

CVE-2026-41703 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting VMware ESX, Workstation, and Fusion products. An attacker with virtual machine deployment privileges could exploit this flaw. Successful exploitation of CVE-2026-41703 could lead to information disclosure or, in the case of ESX, a denial-of-service condition in the host process. For Workstation and Fusion, the impact is limited to information disclosure.

Description: 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.
Source: security@vmware.com
NVD status: Awaiting Analysis

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Secondary
Base score: 7.6
Impact score: 4.7
Exploitability score: 2.3
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
Severity: HIGH

Weaknesses

security@vmware.com: CWE-125

Hype score is a measure of social media activity compared against trending CVEs from the past 12 months. Max score 100.

Hype score: 2

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