High [CVE-2026-59347] VMware Workstation: VMware Workstation and Fusion contain a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability in HGFS.
This high-severity VMware (Broadcom) advisory covers CVE-2026-59347 affecting VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion.
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Summary
VMware Workstation and Fusion contain a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability in HGFS. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.
Affected products named by the advisory: VMware Fusion.
- VMware Workstation 25H2 through 26H1
- VMware Fusion 25H2 through 26H1
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Fixed versions
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Mitigation
The source record does not include mitigation steps. That is not a statement that no fix exists — read the vendor advisory below for the authoritative guidance.
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