What is CVE-2026-22722?

CVE-2026-22722 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Workstation, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-02-26.

How severe is CVE-2026-22722?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2026-22722 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

NULL pointer dereference in Vmware Workstation

CVE-2026-22722

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'

EPSS: 0.001 (4.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Vmware Workstation — versions 17.0, 25H2u1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

Public proof-of-concept exploits

D7EAD/CVE-2026-22722

References

security@vmware.com (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-22722?: CVE-2026-22722 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Workstation, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-02-26.
How severe is CVE-2026-22722?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2026-22722 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.