CVE-2026-41703

Out-of-bounds read vulnerability

HIGH
7.6
CVSS Score
Published: July 30, 2026 at 12:39 PM UTC
Updated: July 30, 2026 at 06:22 PM UTC
6 products affected across 1 vendorWorkstationCloud FoundationFusion

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Severity
HIGH7.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.x ≤ v < 5.2.35.x9.0.x.x9.1.x.x
Affected range stops below 5.2.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
8.0 ≤ v < ESXi80U3i-252058459.0.x.x ≤ v < ESXi-9.0.2.0100-255950259.1.x.x ≤ v < ESXi-9.1.0.0-253709338.09.0.x.x9.1.x.x
Affected range stops below ESXi-9.0.2.0100-25595025, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below ESXi-9.1.0.0-25370933, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below ESXi80U3i-25205845, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
25H2 ≤ v < 26H125H2
Affected range stops below 26H1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
25H2 ≤ v < 26H125H2
Affected range stops below 26H1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.6HIGHvmware
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-125

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