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.
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| 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. | |
| Title | VMXNET3 out-of-bounds write vulnerability | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-787 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: vmware
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-30T13:02:29.161Z
Reserved: 2026-05-20T10:00:58.694Z
Link: CVE-2026-47876
Updated: 2026-07-30T13:02:26.649Z
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Updated: 2026-07-30T13:59:40Z