Vulnerability · Published Feb 27, 2026 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2026-22716VMware Workstation out-of-bounds write vulnerability
Medium 5.0
In plain English
A medium-severity out-of-bounds write in Workstation from VMware. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Out-of-bound write vulnerability in VMware Workstation 25H1 and below on any platform allows an actor with non-administrative privileges on a guest VM to terminate certain Workstation processes.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| VMware | Workstation | 25H2 – before 25H2U1 |
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L