Out-of-bounds write in VMware Workstation - CVE-2026-22716
Published: February 26, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU123298
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-22716
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
VMware Workstation
How to mitigate CVE-2026-22716
Install updates from vendor's website.
VMware Workstation - update to 25H2u1