Fusion vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.
Fusion is made by VMware. We track 128 published vulnerabilities listed under that exact name, across 100 versions. 2 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 4 March 2025. VMware lists newer releases under their own names, such as Fusion Pro, so check those pages too.
The most recent Fusion flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2025-22226, on 4 March 2025. We keep watching the known-exploited list.
Is Fusion listed under other names? Yes.
VMware also lists Fusion under more specific names, such as Fusion Pro. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here. If you run one of these, open its page for its own exploited flaws.
Which versions of Fusion do the exploited flaws hit?
Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, usually as ranges. "13.0.0 to before 13.6.3" means from 13.0.0 up to, but not including, 13.6.3. Find your version, then patch.
- CVE-2025-22226Exploited list, 4 Mar 2025
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion Information Disclosure Vulnerability
13.0.0 to before 13.6.3 - CVE-2020-3950Exploited list, 3 Nov 2021
VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
11.0.0 to before 11.5.2
Which Fusion vulnerabilities are being exploited?
2 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.
- 7.1VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion Information Disclosure Vulnerability
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds read in HGFS.
- 7.8VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
VMware Fusion, Remote Console (VMRC) for Mac, and Horizon Client for Mac contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper use of setuid binaries that allows attackers to escalate privileges to root.
Which Fusion flaws are most likely to be used?
Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.
- 94%CVE-2017-5753Medium
Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis.
- 20%CVE-2017-4901Critical
The drag-and-drop (DnD) function in VMware Workstation 12.x before version 12.5.4 and Fusion 8.x before version 8.5.5 has an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability.
- 18%CVE-2016-5330High
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the HGFS (aka Shared Folders) feature in VMware Tools 10.0.5 in VMware ESXi 5.0 through 6.0, VMware Workstation Pro 12.1.x before 12.1.1, VMware Workstation Player 12.1.x before...
- 8.6%CVE-2009-0177Medium
vmwarebase.dll, as used in the vmware-authd service (aka vmware-authd.exe), in VMware Workstation 6.5.1 build 126130, 6.5.1 and earlier; VMware Player 2.5.1 build 126130, 2.5.1 and earlier; VMware ACE 2.5.1 and...
- 7.3%
VMware Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2), VMware Remote Console for Mac (11.x and prior before 11.0.1) and Horizon Client for Mac (5.x and prior before 5.4.0) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper...
- 5.8%CVE-2011-3868Critical
Buffer overflow in VMware Workstation 7.x before 7.1.5, VMware Player 3.x before 3.1.5, VMware Fusion 3.1.x before 3.1.3, and VMware AMS allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted UDF filesystem...
- 5.2%CVE-2010-4297High
The VMware Tools update functionality in VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.5 build 328052 and 7.x before 7.1.2 build 301548; VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.5 build 328052 and 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 301548; VMware...
- 4.7%CVE-2021-22045High
VMware ESXi (7.0, 6.7 before ESXi670-202111101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202110101-SG), VMware Workstation (16.2.0) and VMware Fusion (12.2.0) contains a heap-overflow vulnerability in CD-ROM device emulation.
- 4.2%CVE-2014-8370Medium
VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.5, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.5, VMware Fusion 6.x before 6.0.5, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 5.5 allow host OS users to gain host OS privileges or cause a denial of service...
- 4.2%CVE-2019-5515High
VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.0.3, 14.x before 14.1.6) and Fusion (11.x before 11.0.3, 10.x before 10.1.6) updates address an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the e1000 and e1000e virtual network adapters.
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1 flaw being exploited affects software Acme tracks
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds read in HGFS. Successful exploitation allows an attacker with administrative privileges to a virtual machine to leak memory from the vmx process.
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We track 128 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Fusion, across 100 versions. The most recent Fusion flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2025-22226, on 4 March 2025.
2 are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2025-22226 and CVE-2020-3950.
VMware also lists Fusion under more specific names, such as Fusion Pro. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here. Open the release you run to see its own list.
Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2025-22226, affects 13.0.0 to before 13.6.3. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.
Create a Precursor Intelligence account and track Fusion. We match it against every published flaw, give each one a risk score from 0 to 100 and keep watching, so you hear about new ones as soon as we know, by email, in the app or by webhook.