EIP-2026-104573

PRE-CVE

VMware Fusion 2.0.5 - vmx86 kext Local Buffer Overflow (PoC)

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-104573. PoCs published by mu-b.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a local denial of service (DoS) in VMware Fusion by sending a malformed ioctl request to the vmx86 kernel extension, causing a kernel panic. The PoC continuously sends an ioctl request with an invalid length value to /dev/vmmon.

Description

VMware Fusion 2.0.5 - vmx86 kext Local Buffer Overflow (PoC)

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by mu-b · cdososx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10078

This exploit triggers a local denial of service (DoS) in VMware Fusion by sending a malformed ioctl request to the vmx86 kernel extension, causing a kernel panic. The PoC continuously sends an ioctl request with an invalid length value to /dev/vmmon.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: VMware Fusion <= 2.0.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · VMware Fusion <= 2.0.5 installed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026