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By the Year

In 2026 there have been 4 vulnerabilities in VMware Workstation with an average score of 4.9 out of ten. Last year, in 2025 Workstation had 3 security vulnerabilities published. That is, 1 more vulnerability have already been reported in 2026 as compared to last year. Last year, the average CVE base score was greater by 2.88




Year Vulnerabilities Average Score
2026 4 4.93
2025 3 7.80
2024 9 6.54
2023 5 7.48
2022 4 7.15
2021 4 6.98
2020 19 6.48
2019 15 7.51
2018 17 0.00

It may take a day or so for new Workstation vulnerabilities to show up in the stats or in the list of recent security vulnerabilities. Additionally vulnerabilities may be tagged under a different product or component name.

Recent VMware Workstation Security Vulnerabilities

VMware Workstation OOB Read Host Info Disclosure
CVE-2026-22717 2.7 - Low - February 27, 2026

Out-of-bound read vulnerability in VMware Workstation 25H1 and below on any platform allows an actor with non-administrative privileges on a guest VM to obtain limited information disclosure from the machine where VMware Workstation is installed.

Out-of-bounds Read

VMware Workstation OoB Read Leak <=25H1
CVE-2026-22716 5 - Medium - February 27, 2026

Out-of-bound write vulnerability in VMware Workstation 25H1 and below on any platform allows an actor with non-administrative privileges on a guest VM to terminate certain Workstation processes.

Memory Corruption

Authenticated User Null Pointer Deref in VMware Workstation on Windows
CVE-2026-22722 6.1 - Medium - February 26, 2026

A malicious actor with authenticated user privileges on a Windows based Workstation host may be able to cause a null pointer dereference error. To Remediate CVE-2026-22722, apply the patches listed in the "Fixed version" column of the 'Response Matrix'

NULL Pointer Dereference

VMware Workstation/Fusion VM Network Packet Interception Flaw
CVE-2026-22715 5.9 - Medium - February 26, 2026

VMWare Workstation and Fusion contain a logic flaw in the management of network packets.  Known attack vectors: A malicious actor with administrative privileges on a Guest VM may be able to interrupt or intercept network connections of other Guest VM's.  Resolution: To remediate CVE-2026-22715 please upgrade to VMware Workstation or Fusion Version 25H2U1

Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints

VMware ESXi TOCTOU OOB Write Allows VM Admin Code Exec as VMX
CVE-2025-22224 9.3 - Critical - March 04, 2025

VMware ESXi, and Workstation contain a TOCTOU (Time-of-Check Time-of-Use) vulnerability that leads to an out-of-bounds write. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.

TOCTTOU

VMware ESXi/Workstation/Fusion: OOB Read in HGFS Enables VM Memory Disclosure
CVE-2025-22226 7.1 - High - March 04, 2025

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds read in HGFS. A malicious actor with administrative privileges to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to leak memory from the vmx process.

Out-of-bounds Read

VMware Workstation Memory Corruption via Keyboard Virtual Device
CVE-2024-53032 7 - High - March 03, 2025

Memory corruption may occur in keyboard virtual device due to guest VM interaction.

TOCTTOU

OUT-OF-BDS READ/WRITE in VMware ESXi/WS/Fusion Storage Controllers
CVE-2024-22273 7.8 - High - May 21, 2024

The storage controllers on VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion have out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability. A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine with storage controllers enabled may exploit this issue to create a denial of service condition or execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine in conjunction with other issues.

Out-of-bounds Read

VMware Workstation/Fusion Shader Heap BU Overflow DoS
CVE-2024-22268 6.5 - Medium - May 14, 2024

VMware Workstation and Fusion contain a heap buffer-overflow vulnerability in the Shader functionality. A malicious actor with non-administrative access to a virtual machine with 3D graphics enabled may be able to exploit this vulnerability to create a denial of service condition.

Memory Corruption

VMware Workstation/Fusion vBluetooth Info Leak via Local Admin
CVE-2024-22269 6 - Medium - May 14, 2024

VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the vbluetooth device. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may be able to read privileged information contained in hypervisor memory from a virtual machine.

VMware Workstation/Fusion HGFS Local Privilege Escalation Reveals Hypervisor Mem
CVE-2024-22270 6 - Medium - May 14, 2024

VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the Host Guest File Sharing (HGFS) functionality. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may be able to read privileged information contained in hypervisor memory from a virtual machine.

UAF in VMware Workstation/Fusion vbluetooth - local admin code exec
CVE-2024-22267 8.2 - High - May 14, 2024

VMware Workstation and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the vbluetooth device. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.

Dangling pointer

VMware ESXi/WS Fusion UHCI USB Use-After-Free, VM Escape
CVE-2024-22253 6.7 - Medium - March 05, 2024

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host. On ESXi, the exploitation is contained within the VMX sandbox whereas, on Workstation and Fusion, this may lead to code execution on the machine where Workstation or Fusion is installed.

VMware ESXi/Workstation/Fusion: UHCI USB Info Disclosure
CVE-2024-22255 - March 05, 2024

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with administrative access to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to leak memory from the vmx process.  

VMware ESXi/Workstation/Fusion XHCI USB UAF Exposes VMX Host Code
CVE-2024-22252 6.7 - Medium - March 05, 2024

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the XHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host. On ESXi, the exploitation is contained within the VMX sandbox whereas, on Workstation and Fusion, this may lead to code execution on the machine where Workstation or Fusion is installed.

Dangling pointer

VMware Workstation/Fusion OOB Read in USB CCID Enables Info Disclosure
CVE-2024-22251 4.4 - Medium - February 29, 2024

VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the USB CCID (chip card interface device). A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may trigger an out-of-bounds read leading to information disclosure.

VMware Workstation/Fusion OOB Read in Bluetooth Sharing (pre17.5/13.5)
CVE-2023-34044 6 - Medium - October 20, 2023

VMware Workstation( 17.x prior to 17.5) and Fusion(13.x prior to 13.5) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that exists in the functionality for sharing host Bluetooth devices with the virtual machine. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may be able to read privileged information contained in hypervisor memory from a virtual machine.

Out-of-bounds Read

VMware Workstation Bluetooth Sharing Stack Buffer Overflow
CVE-2023-20869 8.2 - High - April 25, 2023

VMware Workstation (17.x) and VMware Fusion (13.x) contain a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability that exists in the functionality for sharing host Bluetooth devices with the virtual machine.

Memory Corruption

Out-of-Bounds Read in VMware Workstation/Fusion Bluetooth Host Sharing
CVE-2023-20870 6 - Medium - April 25, 2023

VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that exists in the functionality for sharing host Bluetooth devices with the virtual machine.

Out-of-bounds Read

VMware Workstation/Fusion OOB R/W in SCSI CD/DVD Emulation
CVE-2023-20872 8.8 - High - April 25, 2023

VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability in SCSI CD/DVD device emulation.

Memory Corruption

VMware Workstation Local User Arbitrary File Deletion
CVE-2023-20854 8.4 - High - February 03, 2023

VMware Workstation contains an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability. A malicious actor with local user privileges on the victim's machine may exploit this vulnerability to delete arbitrary files from the file system of the machine on which Workstation is installed.

Improper Privilege Management

VMware ESXi/WS/Fusion EHCI heap OOB write (cve-2022-31705)
CVE-2022-31705 8.2 - High - December 14, 2022

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the USB 2.0 controller (EHCI). A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host. On ESXi, the exploitation is contained within the VMX sandbox whereas, on Workstation and Fusion, this may lead to code execution on the machine where Workstation or Fusion is installed.

Memory Corruption

VMware Workstation <=16.2.3 unprotected creds local exploit exposes passwords
CVE-2022-22983 5.9 - Medium - August 10, 2022

VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.2.4) contains an unprotected storage of credentials vulnerability. A malicious actor with local user privileges to the victim machine may exploit this vulnerability leading to the disclosure of user passwords of the remote server connected through VMware Workstation.

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a double-fetch vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller
CVE-2021-22041 6.7 - Medium - February 16, 2022

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a double-fetch vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.

VMware ESXi (7.0
CVE-2021-22045 7.8 - High - January 04, 2022

VMware ESXi (7.0, 6.7 before ESXi670-202111101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202110101-SG), VMware Workstation (16.2.0) and VMware Fusion (12.2.0) contains a heap-overflow vulnerability in CD-ROM device emulation. A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine with CD-ROM device emulation may be able to exploit this vulnerability in conjunction with other issues to execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine.

Memory Corruption

VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-202006401-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG)
CVE-2020-3960 8.4 - High - September 15, 2021

VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-202006401-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.5), and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.5) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in NVMe functionality. A malicious actor with local non-administrative access to a virtual machine with a virtual NVMe controller present may be able to read privileged information contained in physical memory.

Out-of-bounds Read

VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.1.2) and Horizon Client for Windows (5.x prior to 5.5.2) contain out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Cortado ThinPrint component (TTC Parser)
CVE-2021-21987 6.5 - Medium - May 24, 2021

VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.1.2) and Horizon Client for Windows (5.x prior to 5.5.2) contain out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Cortado ThinPrint component (TTC Parser). A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine or remote desktop may be able to exploit these issues leading to information disclosure from the TPView process running on the system where Workstation or Horizon Client for Windows is installed.

Out-of-bounds Read

VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.1.2) and Horizon Client for Windows (5.x prior to 5.5.2) contain out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Cortado ThinPrint component (JPEG2000 Parser)
CVE-2021-21988 6.5 - Medium - May 24, 2021

VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.1.2) and Horizon Client for Windows (5.x prior to 5.5.2) contain out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Cortado ThinPrint component (JPEG2000 Parser). A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine or remote desktop may be able to exploit these issues leading to information disclosure from the TPView process running on the system where Workstation or Horizon Client for Windows is installed.

Out-of-bounds Read

VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.1.2) and Horizon Client for Windows (5.x prior to 5.5.2) contain out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Cortado ThinPrint component (TTC Parser)
CVE-2021-21989 6.5 - Medium - May 24, 2021

VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.1.2) and Horizon Client for Windows (5.x prior to 5.5.2) contain out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Cortado ThinPrint component (TTC Parser). A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine or remote desktop may be able to exploit these issues leading to information disclosure from the TPView process running on the system where Workstation or Horizon Client for Windows is installed.

Out-of-bounds Read

VMware ESXi (7.0 prior to ESXi70U1c-17325551)
CVE-2020-3999 6.5 - Medium - December 21, 2020

VMware ESXi (7.0 prior to ESXi70U1c-17325551), VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.0 and 15.x prior to 15.5.7), VMware Fusion (12.x prior to 12.0 and 11.x prior to 11.5.7) and VMware Cloud Foundation contain a denial of service vulnerability due to improper input validation in GuestInfo. A malicious actor with normal user privilege access to a virtual machine can crash the virtual machine's vmx process leading to a denial of service condition.

Improper Input Validation

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi70U1b-17168206
CVE-2020-4004 8.2 - High - November 20, 2020

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi70U1b-17168206, 6.7 before ESXi670-202011101-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-202011301-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.7), Fusion (11.x before 11.5.7) contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the XHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.

Dangling pointer

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.1-0.0.16850804
CVE-2020-3981 5.8 - Medium - October 20, 2020

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.1-0.0.16850804, 6.7 before ESXi670-202008101-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-202007101-SG), Workstation (15.x), Fusion (11.x before 11.5.6) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability due to a time-of-check time-of-use issue in ACPI device. A malicious actor with administrative access to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to leak memory from the vmx process.

TOCTTOU

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.1-0.0.16850804
CVE-2020-3982 7.7 - High - October 20, 2020

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.1-0.0.16850804, 6.7 before ESXi670-202008101-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-202007101-SG), Workstation (15.x), Fusion (11.x before 11.5.6) contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability due to a time-of-check time-of-use issue in ACPI device. A malicious actor with administrative access to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this vulnerability to crash the virtual machine's vmx process or corrupt hypervisor's memory heap.

Memory Corruption

In VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201908101-SG
CVE-2020-3995 5.3 - Medium - October 20, 2020

In VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201908101-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-202007101-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0), Fusion (11.x before 11.1.0), the VMCI host drivers used by VMware hypervisors contain a memory leak vulnerability. A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine may be able to trigger a memory leak issue resulting in memory resource exhaustion on the hypervisor if the attack is sustained for extended periods of time.

Memory Leak

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839
CVE-2020-3963 5.5 - Medium - June 25, 2020

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202006401-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2), and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2) contain a use-after-free vulnerability in PVNVRAM. A malicious actor with local access to a virtual machine may be able to read privileged information contained in physical memory.

Dangling pointer

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839
CVE-2020-3964 4.7 - Medium - June 25, 2020

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202006401-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2), and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2) contain an information leak in the EHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local access to a virtual machine may be able to read privileged information contained in the hypervisor's memory. Additional conditions beyond the attacker's control need to be present for exploitation to be possible.

Use of Uninitialized Resource

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839
CVE-2020-3965 5.5 - Medium - June 25, 2020

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202006401-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2), and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2) contain an information leak in the XHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local access to a virtual machine may be able to read privileged information contained in hypervisor memory from a virtual machine.

Out-of-bounds Read

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839
CVE-2020-3966 7.5 - High - June 25, 2020

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2), and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2) contain a heap-overflow due to a race condition issue in the USB 2.0 controller (EHCI). A malicious actor with local access to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this vulnerability to execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine. Additional conditions beyond the attacker's control must be present for exploitation to be possible.

Race Condition

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839
CVE-2020-3967 7.5 - High - June 25, 2020

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.5), and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.5) contain a heap-overflow vulnerability in the USB 2.0 controller (EHCI). A malicious actor with local access to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this vulnerability to execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine. Additional conditions beyond the attacker's control must be present for exploitation to be possible.

Memory Corruption

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839
CVE-2020-3968 8.2 - High - June 25, 2020

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.5), and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.5) contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the USB 3.0 controller (xHCI). A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to crash the virtual machine's vmx process leading to a denial of service condition or execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine. Additional conditions beyond the attacker's control must be present for exploitation to be possible.

Memory Corruption

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839
CVE-2020-3970 3.8 - Low - June 25, 2020

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.5), and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.5) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Shader functionality. A malicious actor with non-administrative local access to a virtual machine with 3D graphics enabled may be able to exploit this vulnerability to crash the virtual machine's vmx process leading to a partial denial of service condition.

Out-of-bounds Read

VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201904101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-201907101-SG)
CVE-2020-3971 5.5 - Medium - June 25, 2020

VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201904101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-201907101-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.0.2), and Fusion (11.x before 11.0.2) contain a heap overflow vulnerability in the vmxnet3 virtual network adapter. A malicious actor with local access to a virtual machine with a vmxnet3 network adapter present may be able to read privileged information contained in physical memory.

Memory Corruption

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839
CVE-2020-3962 8.2 - High - June 24, 2020

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.5), and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.5) contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the SVGA device. A malicious actor with local access to a virtual machine with 3D graphics enabled may be able to exploit this vulnerability to execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine.

Dangling pointer

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839
CVE-2020-3969 7.8 - High - June 24, 2020

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.5), and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.5) contain an off-by-one heap-overflow vulnerability in the SVGA device. A malicious actor with local access to a virtual machine with 3D graphics enabled may be able to exploit this vulnerability to execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine. Additional conditions beyond the attacker's control must be present for exploitation to be possible.

off-by-five

VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG)
CVE-2020-3958 5.5 - Medium - May 29, 2020

VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2) and VMware Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2) contain a denial-of-service vulnerability in the shader functionality. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with non-administrative access to a virtual machine to crash the virtual machine's vmx process leading to a denial of service condition.

Improper Input Validation

VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG)
CVE-2020-3959 3.3 - Low - May 29, 2020

VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0) and VMware Fusion (11.x before 11.1.0) contain a memory leak vulnerability in the VMCI module. A malicious actor with local non-administrative access to a virtual machine may be able to crash the virtual machine's vmx process leading to a partial denial of service.

Buffer Overflow

VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2) and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2) contain a use-after vulnerability in vmnetdhcp
CVE-2020-3947 8.8 - High - March 16, 2020

VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2) and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2) contain a use-after vulnerability in vmnetdhcp. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to code execution on the host from the guest or may allow attackers to create a denial-of-service condition of the vmnetdhcp service running on the host machine.

Dangling pointer

Linux Guest VMs running on VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2) and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2) contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper file permissions in Cortado Thinprint
CVE-2020-3948 7.8 - High - March 16, 2020

Linux Guest VMs running on VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2) and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2) contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper file permissions in Cortado Thinprint. Local attackers with non-administrative access to a Linux guest VM with virtual printing enabled may exploit this issue to elevate their privileges to root on the same guest VM.

Improper Privilege Management

VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.1) and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.1) contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the e1000e virtual network adapter
CVE-2019-5541 9.1 - Critical - November 20, 2019

VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.1) and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.1) contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the e1000e virtual network adapter. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to code execution on the host from the guest or may allow attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on their own VM.

Memory Corruption

VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.1) and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.1) contain a denial-of-service vulnerability in the RPC handler
CVE-2019-5542 7.7 - High - November 20, 2019

VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.1) and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.1) contain a denial-of-service vulnerability in the RPC handler. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to create a denial-of-service condition on their own VM.

Improper Input Validation

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