High severity · published Feb 25, 2026
CVE-2026-22721
VMware Aria Operations contains a privilege escalation vulnerability
7.2
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 54% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AO
Aria Operations · Vmware
8.0 before 8.18.6 · source: NVD
CF
Cloud Foundation · Vmware
4.0 before 5.2.3; 9.0 before 9.0.2.0 · source: NVD
TC
Telco Cloud Infrastructure · Vmware
2.2 through 3.0 · source: NVD
TC
Telco Cloud Platform · Vmware
4.0 through 5.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22721
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22721
Patch
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947
Release Notes
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/aria/aria-operations/8-18/vmware-aria-operations-8186-release-notes.html
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