#VU123298 Out-of-bounds write in VMware Workstation - CVE-2026-22716
Published: February 26, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU123298
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-22716
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
VMware Workstation
VMware Workstation
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc
VMware, Inc
Description
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 updates from vendor's website.