High severity · published Jul 30, 2026
CVE-2026-41703
Out-of-bounds read vulnerability
7.6
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CF
Cloud Foundation · VMware
9.1.x.x; 9.0.x.x; 5.x before 5.2.3 · source: vendor
ES
ESX · VMware
9.1.x.x before ESXi-9.1.0.0-25370933; 9.0.x.x before ESXi-9.0.2.0100-25595025; 8.0 before ESXi80U3i-25205845 · source: vendor
FU
Fusion · VMware
25H2 before 26H1 · source: vendor
TC
Telco Cloud Platform · VMware
5.1.x; 5.0.x · source: vendor
WO
Workstation · VMware
25H2 before 26H1 · source: vendor
VF
vSphere Foundation · VMware
9.1.x.x; 9.0.x.x · source: vendor
Affected product
CF
Cloud Foundation
VMware
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