VMware Workstation and Fusion contain a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability in HGFS. Broadcom has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Important severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 8.1.
https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/critical-vmware-workstation-and-fusion.html
https://www.securityweek.com/vmware-workstation-and-fusion-updates-patch-critical-vulnerability/
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2026-09-03
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 8.2
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H