Vulnerability · Published Oct 7, 2026 · Assigned by vmware

CVE-2026-59346VMware Workstation and Fusion VMXNET3 integer-overflow vulnerability

Critical 9.3

In plain English

A critical-severity integer overflow in VMware Fusion 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 35% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.3Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 64.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an integer-overflow vulnerability. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine with VMXNET3 virtual network adapter may exploit this issue to execute code on the host. Affected versions: - VMware Workstation: 25H2, 26H1 (fixed in 26H1u1) - VMware Fusion: 25H2, 26H1 (fixed in 26H1u1)

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
VMware VMware Workstation 25H2 – through 26H1
VMware VMware Fusion 25H2 – through 26H1

Weakness: CWE-190 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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