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CVE-2026-22716 (GCVE-0-2026-22716)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-27 19:01 – Updated: 2026-02-27 19:19
VLAI
Title
VMware Workstation out-of-bounds write vulnerability
Summary
Out-of-bound write vulnerability in VMware Workstation 25H1 and below on any platform allows an actor with non-administrative privileges on a guest VM to terminate certain Workstation processes.
Severity
5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-02-27 19:13 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
VMware Workstation Affected: 25H2 , < 25H2U1 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-02-26 22:26
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