FKIE_CVE-2026-41703

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-07-30 13:16 - Updated: 2026-07-30 16:17
Severity
7.6 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
Summary
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.
References
security@vmware.comhttps://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38017
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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