CVE-2026-41702
Title: Privilege Escalation via TOCTOU in VMware Fusion
Arbitrary File Access
Proof Of Concept
No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2026-41702.
CWE Category
CWE-367
Published Date
May 15, 2026
Modified Date
May 18, 2026
Exploit Status
Not Found
Score
7.8
CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.12%
Vulnerability Summary
CVE-2026-41702: 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.
Impacted Vendors
Reference Links
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity
[email protected]
Severity
HIGH
7.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity
[email protected]
Severity
HIGH
7.0
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
Total: PatternsNo specific attack patterns mapped.
Likelihood
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CVE-2026-41702 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)
No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.
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Vulnerability data updated via NVD.
Attack Vector Matrix
Access Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
CVSS Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Stack
No specific products linked.