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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.2

CVE-2026-22721 json

VMware Aria Operations privilege escalation vulnerability

published 2026-02-25 8 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-8725

cvss
6.2
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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 .

Patch / fix

  • VMware VMware Aria Operations 8.18.6
  • VMware VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.3, 9.0.2
  • VMware VMware Telco Cloud Platform 5.2.3
  • VMware VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure 5.2.3

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
8 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
NVD 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • VMware VMware Aria Operations
  • VMware VMware Cloud Foundation
  • VMware VMware Telco Cloud Platform
  • VMware VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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