TOCTOU local privilege escalation vulnerability_CVE-2026-41702

7.8 / 10

HIGH

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

Description

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-41702

Source vmware

Published May 15, 2026 at 06:11

Affected Product

Vendor VMware

Product Fusion

Version 2025H2

Affected Versions VMware Fusion 2025H2

CWE Classification

CWE-367

References

support.broadcom.com /web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/37454

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