VMware Workstation 25H2, 26H1.x < 26H1u1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2026-0007)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 342637

Synopsis

A virtualization application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The version of VMware Workstation installed on the remote host is 25H2, 26H1.x prior to 26H1u1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

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 26H1u1, or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 342637

File Name: vmware_workstation_vmsa_2026_0007.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: General

Published: 9/3/2026

Updated: 9/3/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-59347

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: 9/3/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/3/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-59346, CVE-2026-59347

VMSA: 2026-0007

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