CVE-2026-41702

Root privilege escalation via SETUID TOCTOU race

Published May 15, 2026 · Updated May 15, 2026

Local privilege escalation in VMware Fusion 2025H2 allows local users to gain root privileges through a SETUID binary race. Broadcom describes only a TOCTOU race during an operation performed by a SETUID binary and does not name the binary, operation, or resource. Exploitation requires a local non-administrative account on the macOS host and results in root-level control of that system.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.12%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Local privilege escalation in VMware Fusion 2025H2 allows local users to gain root privileges through a SETUID binary race. Broadcom describes only a TOCTOU race during an operation performed by a SETUID binary and does not name the binary, operation, or resource. Exploitation requires a local non-administrative account on the macOS host and results in root-level control of that system.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-41702
Published
May 15, 2026
Updated
May 15, 2026
Vendor
VMware
Product
VMware Fusion
Classifications
CWE-367, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=2025H2 <2026H1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

VMware · VMware Fusionversion=2025H2 <2026H1

Published CVSS scores

7.0NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8VMwareCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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