Out-of-bounds read vulnerability

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What is CVE-2026-41703?

CVE-2026-41703 is a vulnerability classified as Out-of-bounds Read, affecting Cloud Foundation (affected versions: 9.1.x.x, 9.0.x.x, and other affected versions), vSphere Foundation (affected versions: 9.1.x.x and 9.0.x.x), ESX (affected versions: 9.1.x.x – < ESXi-9.1.0.0-25370933, 9.0.x.x – < ESXi-9.0.2.0100-25595025, and other affected versions), and 3 more products. This vulnerability is rated High, with a CVSS score of 7.6. Current sources do not report this vulnerability as exploited.

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Overview

Original source data

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 products and scope

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Technical details

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Exploitability

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Technical impact

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Business impact

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Remediation

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Detection

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Sources (6)

GCVE / Vulnerability-Lookup

vmware (CNA)

support.broadcom.com

High

Provider: VMware
Primary affected product: Cloud Foundation
Affected versions: 9.1.x.x, 9.0.x.x, 5.x – < 5.2.3
Published: 07/30/2026

Exploitation status: Not exploited
Patch status: Fix available
CISA KEV date: -
CISA KEV due date: -

Estimated exploitation probability (EPSS): 0.00432
Estimated exploitation percentile: 36.09%
Attack capability: Remote

Products using this technology (0): -

Classification: CWE-125
Equivalent IDs: GHSA-m337-3vqr-5pf8

CVSS3

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

Attack complexity: Low
Attack vector: Network
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: None
Privileges required: High
User interaction required: None

CVSS2

(Not available)

Attack complexity: -
Attack vector: -
Confidentiality impact: -
Integrity impact: -
Privileges required: -
User interaction required: -

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