Privilege escalation in VMware Aria Operations
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 .
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (51.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 51.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- VMware Aria Operations
- VMware Cloud Foundation
- VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure
- VMware Telco Cloud Platform
- VMware Aria Operations — versions 8.18.0, 8.18.6
- VMware Cloud Foundation — versions 4.0, 9.0, 5.2.3
- VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure — versions 2.0, 5.2.3
- VMware Telco Cloud Platform — versions 4.0, 5.2.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/Se… (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/aria/aria-operations/8-18/vmware-aria-op… (release-notes, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-22721?
- CVE-2026-22721 is a medium-severity vulnerability in VMware Aria Operations, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2026-02-25.
- How severe is CVE-2026-22721?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.