Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in VMware Fusion and VMware Workstation - CVE-2026-22715
Published: February 26, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU123297
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-22715
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to intercept traffic of other guests.
The vulnerability exists due to a logic error in NAT implementation. A malicious administrator of the guest OS can interrupt or intercept network connections of other guest VMs.
Affected software
VMware Fusion
VMware Workstation
VMware Workstation
How to mitigate CVE-2026-22715
Install updates from vendor's website.
VMware Fusion - update to 25H2u1
VMware Workstation - update to 25H2u1
VMware Workstation - update to 25H2u1