Vulnerability · Published Feb 26, 2026 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2026-22722VMware Workstation for Windows null pointer dereference may allow an authenticated user to trigger a crash
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference 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 6% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
A malicious actor with authenticated user privileges on a Windows based Workstation host may be able to cause a null pointer dereference error. To Remediate CVE-2026-22722, apply the patches listed in the "Fixed version" column of the 'Response Matrix'
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| VMware | Workstation | 17.0 – before 25H2u1 |
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H