SB2026022628 - Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware Workstation

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SB2026022628 - Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware Workstation

Published: February 26, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026022628
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-22722)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A local user on the hypervisor can crash the system. 

The vulnerability affects Windows installations only.


2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-22717)

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A local unprivileged user on the guest VM can read certain data related to the host OS.


3) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-22716)

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A local unprivileged user on the guest VM can trigger an out-of-bounds write and crash some Workstation processes on the host OS.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References