EIP-2026-103034

PRE-CVE

VMware Workstation - ALSA Config File Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-103034. PoCs published by Metasploit.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits a local privilege escalation vulnerability in VMware Workstation Pro and Player on Linux by leveraging an ALSA configuration file to load and execute a malicious shared object as root when launching a virtual machine with an attached sound card.

Description

VMware Workstation - ALSA Config File Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubylocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43449

This Metasploit module exploits a local privilege escalation vulnerability in VMware Workstation Pro and Player on Linux by leveraging an ALSA configuration file to load and execute a malicious shared object as root when launching a virtual machine with an attached sound card.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: VMware Workstation Pro and Player < 12.5.6
No auth needed
Prerequisites: VMware Workstation Pro or Player installed · gcc installed · ability to write files to a directory
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026