Findings

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-22715

VMWare Workstation and Fusion contain a logic flaw in the management of network packets.

Published Feb 26, 2026 · corrected/updated Jun 17, 2026 · evidence confidence high

VMWare Workstation and Fusion contain a logic flaw in the management of network packets. Known attack vectors: A malicious actor with administrative privileges on a Guest VM may be able to interrupt or intercept network connections of other Guest VM's. Resolution: To remediate CVE-2026-22715 please upgrade to VMware Workstation or Fusion Version 25H2U1

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2026-22715 is a medium public vulnerability record for this product. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether this product is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected version ranges have not been ingested yet. Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: CVSS 5.9 (technical impact); EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability). It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Weakness classes: CWE-923. Sources contributing to this record: cve_org, epss, nvd. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

  • Exploitation evidence

    Not listed as known exploited in CISA KEV. Not in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV.

  • Patch and remediation

    A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 26, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    VMWare Workstation and Fusion contain a logic flaw in the management of network packets. Known attack vectors: A malicious actor with administrative privileges on a Guest VM may be able to interrupt or intercept network connections of other Guest VM's. Resolution: To remediate CVE-2026-22715 please upgrade to VMware Workstation or Fusion Version 25H2U1

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    VMWare Workstation and Fusion contain a logic flaw in the management of network packets. Known attack vectors: A malicious actor with administrative privileges on a Guest VM may be able to interrupt or intercept network connections of other Guest VM's. Resolution: To remediate CVE-2026-22715 please upgrade to VMware Workstation or Fusion Version 25H2U1

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-22715

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-22715

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-22715

    VMWare Workstation and Fusion contain a logic flaw in the management of network packets. Known attack vectors: A malicious actor with administrative privileges on a Guest VM may be able to interrupt or intercept network connections of other Guest VM's. Resolution: To remediat

    nvd.nist.gov

References