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title: "CVE-2026-59347: VMware Workstation and Fusion - Remote Code Execution"
description: "VMware Workstation and Fusion 25H2, 26H1 contain a buffer overflow caused by a flaw in HGFS, letting local attackers with admin privileges on a VM execute code as the VMX process on the host, exploit requires local admin on VM."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-59347/
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# CVE-2026-59347 VMware Workstation and Fusion - Remote Code Execution

VMware Workstation and Fusion 25H2, 26H1 contain a buffer overflow caused by a flaw in HGFS, letting local attackers with admin privileges on a VM execute code as the VMX process on the host, exploit requires local admin on VM.

CVSS base score 8.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.21% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59347)

## Details

Type

Remote Code Execution

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

7 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-121](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 26H1u1 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59347](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59347)
- [https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/security-advisories/0/38288](https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/security-advisories/0/38288)

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- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
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