High [CVE-2026-41702] VMware Fusion contains a TOCTOU (Time-of-check Time-of-use) vulnerability that occurs during an operation performed by a SETUID…
This high-severity VMware (Broadcom) advisory covers CVE-2026-41702; related products: Fusion.
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Summary
VMware Fusion contains a TOCTOU (Time-of-check Time-of-use) vulnerability that occurs during an operation performed by a SETUID binary. A malicious actor with local non-administrative user privileges may exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root on the system where Fusion is installed.
Affected versions
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Mitigation
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