VMware Workstation for Windows null pointer dereference may allow an authenticated user to trigger a crash

published 2026-02-26 8 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-8877

cvss: 6.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 5%
public exploits: 0; none known

A malicious actor with authenticated user privileges on a Windows based Workstation host may be able to cause a null pointer dereference error. To Remediate CVE-2026-22722, apply the patches listed in the "Fixed version" column of the 'Response Matrix'

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

VMware Workstation 25H2u1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 8 mo ago (2026-02-27)

Exploit prediction

0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Affected products

VMware Workstation

Classification

Weakness

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

References

support.broadcom.com /web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36986
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-22722
NVD CVE-2026-22722

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Summary