CVE-2026-41702
TOCTOU local privilege escalation vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- May 15, 2026
- Updated
- May 15, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 22, 2026
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | vmware |
Weaknesses
- CWE-367 Time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
FusionVMware |
|
References
Every record here comes from the CVE Program’s CVE List. © 1999–2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. The records are reproduced under the CVE Program terms of use.