Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-41703
VMware Cloud FoundationVMware ESXVMware FusionVMware Telco Cloud PlatformVMware WorkstationVMware vSphere Foundation
Out-of-bounds read vulnerability
CVSS 3.1
7.6High
Official 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 scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (vmware) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | Cloud Foundation | 9.0.x.x | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | Cloud Foundation | 9.1.x.x | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | Cloud Foundation | 5.x ≤ v < 5.2.3 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | ESX | 8.0 ≤ v < ESXi80U3i-25205845 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | ESX | 9.0.x.x ≤ v < ESXi-9.0.2.0100-25595025 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | ESX | 9.1.x.x ≤ v < ESXi-9.1.0.0-25370933 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | Fusion | 25H2 ≤ v < 26H1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | Telco Cloud Platform | 5.0.x | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | Telco Cloud Platform | 5.1.x | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | Workstation | 25H2 ≤ v < 26H1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | vSphere Foundation | 9.0.x.x | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | vSphere Foundation | 9.1.x.x | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
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Details
- Published
- 2026-07-30
- Last updated
- 2026-07-30
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- vmware
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.43%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
37.6%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Partial
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-125Out-of-bounds read