# CVE-2026-41703: Out-of-bounds read vulnerability

> CVE-2026-41703: Out-of-bounds read vulnerability. CVSS 7.6 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-41703
Last updated: 2026-07-30T16:17:11Z

- Published: 2026-07-30 12:39 UTC · Updated: 2026-07-30 16:17 UTC · Assigner: vmware
- CVSS: 7.6 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
- EPSS: 0.43%, 37th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-125

## Description

VMware ESX, Workstation, and Fusion contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A malicious actor with VM deployment privileges could trigger an out-of-bounds read, potentially leading to information disclosure or more likely a Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition of the host process. On Workstation and Fusion, the impact of this vulnerability is restricted to information disclosure.

## Affected vendors and products

- VMware: Cloud Foundation
- VMware: ESX
- VMware: Fusion
- VMware: Telco Cloud Platform
- VMware: vSphere Foundation
- VMware: Workstation

## Tracked companies

- [Google Cloud](https://rewindex.com/company/google-cloud.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41703)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41703)
- [https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38017](https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38017)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-41703 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-41703.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-41703 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:10:10.407Z