VMware Workstation 25H2.x < 26H1 / 25H2.x < 26H1 Vulnerability (VMSA-2026-0006)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 330656

Synopsis

A virtualization application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a vulnerability

Description

The version of VMware Workstation installed on the remote host is 25H2.x prior to 26H1 or 25H2.x prior to 26H1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update to VMware Workstation version 26H1, 26H1, or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 330656

File Name: vmware_workstation_vmsa_2026_0006.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: General

Published: 7/29/2026

Updated: 7/29/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-41703

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:workstation

Required KB Items: Host/VMware Workstation/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/29/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-41703

VMSA: 2026-0006

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