Out-of-bounds read vulnerability

Summary

CVECVE-2026-41703
StatePUBLISHED
Assignervmware
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-07-30 13:16:49 UTC
Updated2026-07-30 16:17:11 UTC
DescriptionVMware 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.6 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.005560000 probability, percentile 0.432040000 (date 2026-07-31)

Problem Types: CWE-125 | CWE-125 CWE-125 Out-of-bounds read


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.6HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
3.1CNACVSS7.6HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA VMware Cloud Foundation affected 9.1.x.x Not specified
CNA VMware Cloud Foundation affected 9.0.x.x Not specified
CNA VMware Cloud Foundation affected 5.x 5.2.3 custom Not specified
CNA VMware VSphere Foundation affected 9.1.x.x Not specified
CNA VMware VSphere Foundation affected 9.0.x.x Not specified
CNA VMware ESX affected 9.1.x.x ESXi-9.1.0.0-25370933 custom Not specified
CNA VMware ESX affected 9.0.x.x ESXi-9.0.2.0100-25595025 custom Not specified
CNA VMware ESX affected 8.0 ESXi80U3i-25205845 custom Not specified
CNA VMware Workstation affected 25H2 26H1 custom Not specified
CNA VMware Fusion affected 25H2 26H1 custom Not specified
CNA VMware Telco Cloud Platform affected 5.1.x Not specified
CNA VMware Telco Cloud Platform affected 5.0.x Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/Secur... [email protected] support.broadcom.com
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