CVE-2026-22717 (GCVE-0-2026-22717)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-27 19:11 – Updated: 2026-02-27 20:14
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Title
VMware Workstation out-of-bound read vulnerability
Summary
Out-of-bound read vulnerability in VMware Workstation 25H1 and below on any platform allows an actor with non-administrative privileges on a guest VM to obtain limited information disclosure from the machine where VMware Workstation is installed.
Severity ?
2.7 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Vendor Product Version
VMware Workstation Affected: 25H2 , < 25H1U1 (custom)
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