CVE-2026-22721

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 v3 6.2 MEDIUM

6.2^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.7 / Impact : 5.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact LOW

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

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-02-25 21:16

Updated : 2026-03-04 15:54

NVD link : CVE-2026-22721

Mitre link : CVE-2026-22721

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-22721

JSON object : View

Products Affected

vmware

telco_cloud_infrastructure
aria_operations
cloud_foundation
telco_cloud_platform

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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