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CVE-2026-47876 VMXNET3 out-of-bounds write vulnerability

CriticalCVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.19%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

VMware ESX contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the VMXNET3 virtual network adapter. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine with VMXNET3 virtual network adapter may exploit this issue to execute code on the host. Non VMXNET3 virtual adapters are not affected by this issue.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
VMware Cloud Foundation = 9.1.x.x No fix listed
VMware Cloud Foundation = 9.0.x.x No fix listed
VMware Cloud Foundation = 5.x No fix listed
VMware vSphere Foundation = 9.1.x.x No fix listed
VMware vSphere Foundation = 9.0.x.x No fix listed
VMware ESX >= 9.1.x.x, < ESXi-9.1.0.0200-25557999 ESXi-9.1.0.0200-25557999
VMware ESX >= 9.0.x.x, < ESXi-9.0.2.0100-25595025 ESXi-9.0.2.0100-25595025
VMware ESX >= 8.0, < ESXi80U3k-25595708 ESXi80U3k-25595708
VMware Telco Cloud Platform = 5.1.x No fix listed
VMware Telco Cloud Platform = 5.0.x No fix listed

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