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High 7.2Published Feb 25, 2026

CVE-2026-22721VMware Aria Operations contains a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Updated under an hour ago ()

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It affects vmware aria_operations and 3 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

VMware Aria Operations contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges in vCenter to access Aria Operations may leverage this vulnerability to obtain administrative access in VMware Aria Operations. To remediate CVE-2026-22721, apply the patches listed in the 'Fixed Version' column of the 'Response Matrix' found in  VMSA-2026-0001 https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947 .

CVSS
7.2 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-269
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
Not given
NVD analysis
Analyzed
Record last updated
Jun 17, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
vmware aria_operations
vmware:aria_operations
from 8.0 before 8.18.6
NVD
vmware cloud_foundation
vmware:cloud_foundation
from 4.0 before 5.2.3; from 9.0 before 9.0.2.0
NVD
vmware telco_cloud_infrastructure
vmware:telco_cloud_infrastructure
from 2.2 through 3.0
NVD
vmware telco_cloud_platform
vmware:telco_cloud_platform
from 4.0 through 5.1
NVD

References

  • patch, vendor-advisory
  • release-notes

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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