CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects VMware, VMWare. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.
Public Exploit Signal
A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.
Detected Signals
exploit
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CVE
CVE-2026-41702
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.12%
VMware VMWare
Original NVD 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.
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