| VMware Fusion 13.6 | 03 SEP 2024 | Build 24238079 Check for additions and updates to these release notes. |
What's in the Release Notes
About VMware Fusion
VMware Fusion® is the easiest, fastest, and most reliable way to run Windows and other x86/ARM based operating systems on a Mac without rebooting.
For more information, see the broader VMware Fusion documentation.
System Requirements
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Hardware
Intel or Apple Silicon Mac models.
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Mac models that support macOS 13 Ventura or later.
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Software
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macOS 13 Ventura
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macOS 14 Sonoma
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What's New
Introducing vmcli
vmcli is a command-line tool included with VMware Fusion, enabling users to interact with the hypervisor directly from a Linux or macOS terminal, or the Windows command prompt. With vmcli, you can perform a variety of operations such as creating new virtual machines, generating VM templates, powering on VMs, and modifying various VM settings. Additionally, you can also create scripts to run multiple commands sequentially. For more information, see Using VMware Fusion.
New Guest Operating System Support
On Intel Chipset
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macOS Sequoia
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Windows Server 2025
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Windows 11 Version 23H2
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Ubuntu 24.04
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Fedora 40
On Apple Silicon
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Windows 11 Version 23H2
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Ubuntu 24.04
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Fedora 40
New Host Operating System Support
On Intel Chipset
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macOS Sequoia
On Apple Silicon
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macOS Sequoia
Security enhancements
This release resolves CVE-2024-38811. For more information on this vulnerability and its impact on VMware products, see VMSA-2024-0018.
Product Support Notices
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Legacy VMTools ISOs are no longer included by default but are available for download.
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Bluetooth hub passthrough support has reached its end of life and has been removed from VMware Fusion.
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Unity mode has reached its end of life and has been removed from VMware Fusion.
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Fusion Application Menu has reached its end of life and has been removed from VMware Fusion.
Prior Releases
Features and Known Issues from prior releases of VMware Fusion 13 are described in the release notes for each release. To view the release notes for a prior release, click the appropriate link:
Known Issues
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When voiceover is turned on, the VM shuts down abruptly on macOS 14 and later
If you enable voiceover on a macOS 14 host and later and attempt to power on the virtual machine, the VM abruptly shuts down. In the console, you receive "The application with bundle ID com.vmware.vmware-vmx is running setugid(), which is not allowed. Exiting." error message.
Workaround: None
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vctl pull command is failing on Sonoma 14.5 and later
If you attempt to pull an image by using the vctl pull command, it fails with a "hdiutil: mount failed - Permission denied" error on macOS Sonoma 14.5 and later Host Operating Systems.
Workaround: None
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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
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Fusion UI crashes when Connect to SSH is attempted
When SSH is configured for Linux GOS, then "Connect to SSH" results in a Fusion UI crash.
This issue is resolved.
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Screen misalignment in Windows 11 VM
A screen misalignment might occur for virtual camera devices on Apple Silicon due to the usage of wrong Apple APIs for capturing video frames.
This issue is resolved.
Security Issues
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OpenSSL has been updated to 3.0.14
