CVE-2026-41702 TOCTOU local privilege escalation vulnerability

What is CVE-2026-41702?

CVE-2026-41702 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Fusion, published on 15 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-367

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-41702?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vmware Fusion.

How do I fix CVE-2026-41702?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-41702 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-41702 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-41702 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Fusion

• CVE-2020-3950 VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2017-4901 Memory corruption in Fusion Pro / Fusion Critical 9.9
• CVE-2024-22267 Use after free in VMware Fusion Critical 9.3
• CVE-2019-5541 Memory corruption in Workstation and Fusion Critical 9.1
• CVE-2024-38811 Code-execution vulnerability High 8.8

All Vmware Fusion vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-gwg2-qh78-562m.