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CVE-2026-41702

High
CWE-367 — Weakness Type
Published: May 15, 2026  ·  Modified: May 22, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
7.8
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

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.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

VMware Fusion contains a TOCTOU vulnerability in a SETUID binary that allows local non-administrative users to escalate privileges to root. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to systems running VMware Fusion where local user accounts exist.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تحتوي VMware Fusion على ثغرة تسمى TOCTOU (Time-of-check Time-of-use) في ملف ثنائي يعمل بصلاحيات SETUID. يمكن لمستخدم محلي غير إداري استغلال هذه الثغرة للحصول على صلاحيات الجذر على النظام.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

VMware Fusion يحتوي على ثغرة TOCTOU في ملف SETUID يسمح للمستخدمين المحليين غير الإداريين بتصعيد الامتيازات إلى مستوى الجذر. تشكل هذه الثغرة خطراً كبيراً على الأنظمة التي تقوم بتشغيل VMware Fusion حيث توجد حسابات مستخدمين محلية.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 20, 2026 05:49
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
banking telecom energy government healthcare
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Update VMware Fusion to the latest patched version immediately. Restrict local user access on systems running Fusion where possible. Monitor for suspicious privilege escalation attempts. Implement principle of least privilege for user accounts.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
قم بتحديث VMware Fusion إلى أحدث إصدار مصحح فوراً. قيد وصول المستخدمين المحليين على الأنظمة التي تقوم بتشغيل Fusion حيثما أمكن. راقب محاولات تصعيد الامتيازات المريبة. طبق مبدأ أقل امتياز للحسابات.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
5.1.1 5.1.2 5.2.1
🔵 SAMA CSF
AC-2 AC-3 AC-6
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.9.1.1 A.9.2.1 A.9.4.3
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
vmware:fusion
📊 CVSS Score
7.8
/ 10.0 — High
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorL — Low / Local
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredL — Low / Local
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityH — High
IntegrityH — High
AvailabilityH — High
📋 Quick Facts
Severity High
CVSS Score7.8
CWECWE-367
EPSS0.01%
Exploit No
Patch ✗ No
Published 2026-05-15
Source Feed nvd
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
8.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: HIGH
🏷️ Tags
CWE-367
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