SB2026051468 - Privilege escalation in VMware Fusion
Published: May 14, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026051468
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-41702)
CWE-ID: CWE-367 - Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges to root.
The vulnerability exists due to a time-of-check time-of-use race condition in a SETUID binary when performing an operation. A local user can exploit the race condition to escalate privileges to root.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.