Low severity · published Jul 30, 2026
CVE-2026-41709
ESX insufficient logging vulnerability
2.7
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
VMware ESX contains an insufficient logging vulnerability. A malicious administrator could exploit this issue to perform certain operations without them being logged.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 22% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CF
Cloud Foundation · VMware
9.1.x.x; 9.0.x.x; 5.x before 5.2.4 · source: vendor
ES
ESX · VMware
9.1.x.x before ESXi-9.1.0.0-25370933; 9.0.x.x before ESXi-9.0.2.0100-25595025; 8.0 before ESXi80U3j-25429389 · source: vendor
TC
Telco Cloud Platform · VMware
5.1.x; 5.0.x · source: vendor
VF
vSphere Foundation · VMware
9.1.x.x; 9.0.x.x · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41709
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41709
support.broadcom.com
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38017
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