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Vulnerability · Published Jul 30, 2026 · Assigned by vmware

CVE-2026-41703Out-of-bounds read vulnerability

High 7.6

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds read in Cloud Foundation from VMware. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.6High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 62.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1.x.x9.0.x.x5.x – before 5.2.3
VMware vSphere Foundation 9.1.x.x9.0.x.x
VMware ESX 9.1.x.x – before ESXi-9.1.0.0-253709339.0.x.x – before ESXi-9.0.2.0100-255950258.0 – before ESXi80U3i-25205845
VMware Workstation 25H2 – before 26H1
VMware Fusion 25H2 – before 26H1
VMware Telco Cloud Platform 5.1.x5.0.x

Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L

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