Critical VMware Workstation and Fusion Flaw Lets VM Admins Execute Host Code
Broadcom patches a CVSS 9.3 integer-overflow flaw in VMware Workstation and Fusion that allows a VM administrator to escape the guest and execute arbitrary code on the host — a direct threat to developer workstations.
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Broadcom has released security updates for two security flaws impacting VMware Workstation and Fusion, including one critical bug that could result in arbitrary code execution under certain conditions.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-59346 (CVSS score: 9.3), is an integer-overflow vulnerability that a local attacker with elevated privileges can exploit to run arbitrary code.
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Editorial Analysis
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Integer-overflow-based VM escapes are a high-impact research area; the CVSS 9.3 score and guest-to-host code execution make this a noteworthy case for hypervisor-security analysis.
Study Broadcom's advisory details to understand the integer-overflow trigger and assess whether similar patterns exist in other desktop hypervisors.
A critical virtualisation flaw lets attackers break out of a virtual machine onto the host system — patches are available and should be deployed urgently.
Forward-looking interpretation drafted by editorial AI under human review — not a reproduction of the source. See methodology.
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