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TI-2026-18249 Aliases CVE-2026-22722GHSA-wgqq-4524-pjw8

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

Priority LOW 26CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

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'

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00167 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Workstation (VMware): 25H2u1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
VMwareWorkstation17.0 to before 25H2u125H2u1Patch availableCNA
  • Workstation VendorVMware Affected 17.0 to before 25H2u1 Fixed in 25H2u1 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Workstation (VMware) Fixed in 25H2u1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    VMware Workstation — support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-…

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-18242 VMware Workstation/Fusion NAT vulnerabilityPriority LOW 26
    Show all 2 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-22722
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wgqq-4524-pjw8

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-42442 vCenter directory-traversal vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26040 Privilege escalation in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26039 Heap-overflow in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-24610 Out-of-bounds write in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-16914 VMware vCenter Server Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-07303 Command injection in Aria Operations for Networks KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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