CVE-2026-22721

VMware Aria Operations privilege escalation vulnerability

CVSS 6.2 MEDIUMEPSS 0.7%CWE-269

Vexday Risk Score

13Low

SSVC decision (CISA)

Track

No exploitation signal → monitor

CVSS 6.2EPSS 0.7%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch referenciado

Lifecycle

25 Feb 2026Published on NVD

Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.

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:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Affected products

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

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References

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947 https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/aria/aria-operations/8-18/vmware-aria-operations-8186-release-notes.html