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Technology 03 Sep 2026

Broadcom patches critical VMware Workstation and Fusion flaws that allow VM escape

Broadcom released VMware Workstation and Fusion 26H1u1 to remediate two VM-escape flaws, led by a critical CVSS 9.3 integer overflow in VMXNET3. Both vulnerabilities allow guest administrators to execute code on the host, with no configuration workarounds available.

News 06 Aug 2026

Zapscape KVM Flaw Lets Guest VMs Seize Host Root via Shadow MMU Use-After-Free

Security researcher Hyunwoo Kim has disclosed Zapscape (CVE-2026-64561), a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's KVM hypervisor that allows. Zapscape is the third entry in what Kim describes as a KVM escape trilogy, following.

News 06 Aug 2026

Broadcom Patches Three Critical VMware vCenter and ESXi Flaws in VMSA-2026-0006

On 29 July 2026, Broadcom published security advisory VMSA-2026-0006 addressing five vulnerabilities across VMware ESXi, vCenter Server, Workstation, and Fusion. vCenter Server is the central management plane for vSphere environments.