CVE-2026-22720

VMware Aria Operations contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges to create custom benchmarks may be able to inject script to perform administrative actions in VMware Aria Operations. To remediate CVE-2026-22720, apply the patches listed in the 'Fixed Version' column of the 'Response Matrix' of VMSA-2026-0001 https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947https:// .

CVSS v3 8.0 HIGH

8.0^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.1 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:aria_operations::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_infrastructure::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform::::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2026-02-25 20:23

Updated : 2026-03-04 15:55

NVD link : CVE-2026-22720

Mitre link : CVE-2026-22720

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-22720

JSON object : View

Products Affected

vmware

telco_cloud_infrastructure
aria_operations
cloud_foundation
telco_cloud_platform

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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