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CVE-2026-41702: TOCTOU local privilege escalation vulnerability
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-05-15 · updated 2026-10-26
- Weakness: CWE-367
Description
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.
Affected products
- VMware Fusion: before 26h1 — fixed in 26h1
- VMware Fusion: from 2025H2 before 2026H1 — fixed in 2026H1
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware Fusion 26h1; VMware Fusion 2026H1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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