High7.6VMware (Broadcom)

High [CVE-2026-41703] Out-of-bounds read vulnerability

This high-severity VMware (Broadcom) advisory covers CVE-2026-41703 affecting Cloud Foundation, vSphere Foundation, ESX.

CVE-2026-41703 Published Jul 30, 2026Updated by vendor Jul 30, 2026

CVE-2026-41703

Affected products & platforms

VMware (Broadcom)ESXiCloud FoundationWorkstation & FusionvSphere

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Summary

VMware ESX, Workstation, and Fusion contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A malicious actor with VM deployment privileges could trigger an out-of-bounds read, potentially leading to information disclosure or more likely a Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition of the host process.

On Workstation and Fusion, the impact of this vulnerability is restricted to information disclosure. Affected products named by the advisory: Cloud Foundation; vSphere Foundation; Telco Cloud Platform.

Affected versions

Cloud Foundation 9.1.x.x
Cloud Foundation 9.0.x.x
Cloud Foundation 5.x before 5.2.3
vSphere Foundation 9.1.x.x
vSphere Foundation 9.0.x.x
ESX 9.1.x.x before ESXi-9.1.0.0-25370933
ESX 9.0.x.x before ESXi-9.0.2.0100-25595025
ESX 8.0 before ESXi80U3i-25205845
Workstation 25H2 before 26H1
Fusion 25H2 before 26H1
Telco Cloud Platform 5.1.x
Telco Cloud Platform 5.0.x

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Fixed versions

5.2.3
ESXi-9.1.0.0-25370933
ESXi-9.0.2.0100-25595025
ESXi80U3i-25205845
26H1

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Mitigation

Upgrade to a fixed release: 5.2.3, ESXi-9.1.0.0-25370933, ESXi-9.0.2.0100-25595025, ESXi80U3i-25205845, 26H1. That is the remediation for this advisory.

The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.

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Sources

Official and corroborating records used to build this advisory.

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Independent CNA record used for near-real-time discovery and missed-CVE reconciliation. Discovered from the machine-readable feed https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/delta.json; this link opens the CVE.org record for CVE-2026-41703 instead of the raw feed document.
CVE Program

Cross-references

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Official resources

Broadcom support downloads (ESXi / vCenter patches) (target: 5.2.3 / 9.1.0.0-25370933 / 9.0.2.0100-25595025)
Official documentation
This advisory names 5.2.3 / 9.1.0.0-25370933 / 9.0.2.0100-25595025 as the first fixed releases — official upgrade documentation for vSphere (ESXi / vCenter).
VMware product lifecycle (EOL / support dates)
Release notes
Confirm your release train is still supported before planning the upgrade path.
Broadcom / VMware Security Advisories (VMSA)
Official documentation
Canonical VMSA portal — full advisory text, response matrix and fixed-version tables.
VMware docs on Broadcom TechDocs
Official documentation
Official VMware product documentation, including upgrade and patching guides.

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