Three Critical VMware Flaws Allow Auth Bypass, Code Execution, and VM Escape
Broadcom patches three critical VMware flaws, including vCenter auth bypass CVE-2026-59309 and an ESX VM escape, urging immediate updates.
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CVE-2026-41703
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 high
- EPSS
- <1%p48
- Published
- ·
- Modified
Description · NVD
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.
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
In the news
3 storiesCanada updates VMware advisory after two CVEs enter CISA KEV
CVE-2026-41709 joined the KEV catalog on October 28; CVE-2026-59310 was added on August 18.
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