CVE-2026-59347VMware Workstation and Fusion HGFS stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability
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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, higher than 10% of scored CVEs.
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VMware Workstation and Fusion contain a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability in HGFS. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host. Affected versions: - VMware Workstation: 25H2, 26H1 (fixed in 26H1u1) - VMware Fusion: 25H2, 26H1 (fixed in 26H1u1)
- CVSS
- 8.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-121
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.21% (percentile 10)
- Assigned by
- vmware
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
VMware VMware Workstation vmware:workstation (from the name) | from 25H2 through 26H1; 26H1u1 not affected | CNA record |
VMware VMware Fusion vmware:fusion (from the name) | from 25H2 through 26H1; 26H1u1 not affected | CNA record |
References
- https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/security-advisories/0/38288
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