High-Severity Vulnerability Patched in VMware Fusion
The patch was announced as Broadcom is attending the Pwn2Own hacking competition in Berlin this week. The post High-Severity Vulnerability Patched in VMware Fusion appeared first on SecurityWeek .
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-41702 is a TOCTOU vulnerability in VMware Fusion involving a SETUID binary operation. Exploitation requires local access with non-administrative privileges and can lead to privilege escalation to root. Broadcom has released an official patch addressing this vulnerability. The patch was announced during the Pwn2Own competition, where VMware products are common targets. No evidence of exploitation in the wild has been reported. VMware may issue further patches for related products in the near term.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows a local attacker with non-administrative privileges to escalate to root privileges on the system running VMware Fusion. This could lead to full system compromise. However, there are no known active exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official patch for CVE-2026-41702 has been released by Broadcom and should be applied promptly to affected VMware Fusion installations. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory. Monitor for further VMware patches as additional vulnerabilities may be addressed in the coming days.
High-Severity Vulnerability Patched in VMware Fusion
Description
The patch was announced as Broadcom is attending the Pwn2Own hacking competition in Berlin this week. The post High-Severity Vulnerability Patched in VMware Fusion appeared first on SecurityWeek .
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-41702 is a TOCTOU vulnerability in VMware Fusion involving a SETUID binary operation. Exploitation requires local access with non-administrative privileges and can lead to privilege escalation to root. Broadcom has released an official patch addressing this vulnerability. The patch was announced during the Pwn2Own competition, where VMware products are common targets. No evidence of exploitation in the wild has been reported. VMware may issue further patches for related products in the near term.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows a local attacker with non-administrative privileges to escalate to root privileges on the system running VMware Fusion. This could lead to full system compromise. However, there are no known active exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official patch for CVE-2026-41702 has been released by Broadcom and should be applied promptly to affected VMware Fusion installations. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory. Monitor for further VMware patches as additional vulnerabilities may be addressed in the coming days.
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Threat ID: 6a058d23ec166c07b09540c2
Added to database: 5/14/2026, 8:51:47 AM
Last enriched: 5/14/2026, 8:51:57 AM
Last updated: 5/14/2026, 12:38:15 PM
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