Tag: vmxnet3

Broadcom Patches VMware Flaws That Expose Hosts to Code Execution

Broadcom has patched a critical VMware flaw that lets attackers with local admin access on a virtual machine execute code on the host, thanks to an integer-overflow vulnerability in the VMXNET3 virtual network adapter. This bug, tracked as CVE-2026-59346, earned a near-perfect CVSS score of 9.3, highlighting the severity of the threat.