What is CVE-2026-22719?

CVE-2026-22719 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Aria Operations, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-02-25.

How severe is CVE-2026-22719?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2026-22719 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2026-22719 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited.

RCE in VMware Aria Operations

CVE-2026-22719

VMware Aria Operations contains a command injection vulnerability. A malicious unauthenticated actor may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands which may lead to remote code execution in VMware Aria Operations while support-assisted product migration is in progress. To remediate CVE-2026-22719, apply the patches listed in the 'Fixed Version' column of the ' Response Matrix https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947 ' in VMSA-2026-0001 Workarounds for CVE-2026-22719 are documented in the 'Workarounds' column of the ' Response Matrix https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947 ' in VMSA-2026-0001

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.174 (96.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Vmware Aria_operations
Vmware Cloud_foundation
Vmware Telco Cloud Infrastructure — versions 2.0, 5.2.3
Vmware Telco_cloud_infrastructure
Vmware Telco Cloud Platform — versions 2.0, 5.2.3
Vmware Telco_cloud_platform
Vmware Aria Operations — versions 8.18.x
Vmware Cloud Foundation Operations — versions 9.0, 9.0.2, 4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2026-03-03. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2026-03-24.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

References

security@vmware.com (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
security@vmware.com (Mitigation, mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
security@vmware.com (release-notes, Release Notes)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-22719?: CVE-2026-22719 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Aria Operations, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-02-25.
How severe is CVE-2026-22719?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2026-22719 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2026-22719 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited.