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VMware Fusion 13.5 Brings Exciting New Features for Running Windows 11 on Macs with Apple Silicon

  • For users on Fusion 13 already, you can update by clicking "Check For Updates" within the app.
  • If you're still on Fusion 12, head on over to store.vmware.com and upgrade to Fusion 13 today to get going right away.

What's New

  • This release introduces product enhancements to support a new commercial subscription and personal use license model. For more information, see Learn Subscription.
  • This release resolves CVE-2024-22267, CVE-2024-22268, CVE-2024-22269, and CVE-2024-22270. For more information on these vulnerabilities and their impact on VMware products, see VMSA-2024-0010.
  • This release contains security and bug fixes.

Product Support Notices

  • Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro are now available free for personal use. By default, each product is licensed only for Personal Use. A license key for personal use is no longer required.
  • Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro require a commercial subscription and associated license key for use in any commercial setting.
  • Commercial subscriptions for both Fusion Pro and Workstation Pro are now offered through a single Desktop Hypervisor Pro product SKU.

Known Issues

  • The multi-monitor feature might not work correctly in specific topologies
  • In specific situations, based on different hardware and topologies, the multi-monitor feature does not work as expected. You might see issues like reverting the topology to a single screen, or not cycling through monitors.
    • Workaround: None.

Resolved Issues

  • VMware NAT Service uses high CPU even with no virtual machine running
  • On Workstation Pro 17.5.0 and 17.5.1, vmnat.exe might have high CPU utilization even when no virtual machine is running.
    • This issue is resolved.

Security Issues

  • OpenSSL, which is consumed by OVF Tool, is updated to version 1.0.2zj.