CVE-2026-41702 HIGH

CVE-2026-41702: TOCTOU local privilege escalation vulnerability

Vendor Vmware
Product Fusion
Weakness CWE-367
Published May 15, 2026
Last update May 15, 2026

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

VMware Fusion contains a TOCTOU (Time-of-check Time-of-use) vulnerability that occurs during an operation performed by a SETUID binary. A malicious actor with local non-administrative user privileges may exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root on the system where Fusion is installed.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 15, 2026 CVE published
May 15, 2026 Record updated