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GHSA-5CGJ-FVVM-2JC2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-27 21:31 – Updated: 2026-02-27 21:31

Details

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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-27 19:11 – Updated: 2026-02-27 20:14

Title

VMware Workstation out-of-bound read vulnerability

Summary

Severity ?

2.7 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

CWE

CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read

Assigner

vmware

References

URL

Tags

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-cont…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	VMware	Workstation	Affected: 25H2 , < 25H1U1 (custom)

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-5CGJ-FVVM-2JC2

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

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