PT-2026-40932 · Vmware · Vmware Fusion

Published 2026-05-14 · Updated 2026-05-19 · CVE-2026-41702

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware Fusion versions prior to 26H1

Description VMware Fusion contains a TOCTOU (Time-of-check Time-of-use) race condition that occurs during an operation performed by a SETUID binary. A malicious actor with local non-administrative user privileges may exploit this issue to escalate privileges to root on the system where the software is installed.

Recommendations Update VMware Fusion to version 26H1.

Fix

LPE

Time Of Check To Time Of Use

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-367

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-41702

Affected Products

Vmware Fusion

References · 25

• https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/37454 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41702 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/nims213/status/2054846122066080145 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/f1tym1/status/2055268154150981818 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CyberEdition/status/2055219135160967261 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/163582 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/lyrie_ai/status/2056862304835129812 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/cybernewslive/status/2055037787460513879 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/riskigy/status/2055351275185713618 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/lyrie_ai/status/2056862302884777998 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/exploit_intel/status/2056392798010499548 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/autumn_good_35/status/2054929517928653305 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/TweetThreatNews/status/2054890747652898851 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/lyrie_ai/status/2056862305887924504 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/f1tym1/status/2055186307085697269 · Twitter Post