FKIE_CVE-2026-22722

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-02-26 19:32 - Updated: 2026-06-17 10:20
Severity
6.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Summary
A malicious actor with authenticated user privileges on a Windows based Workstation host may be able to cause a null pointer dereference error. To Remediate CVE-2026-22722, apply the patches listed in the "Fixed version" column of the 'Response Matrix'
References
security@vmware.comhttps://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36986
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T10:20:18.033",
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