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 .
Published:Feb 25, 2026
Last Modified:Apr 17, 2026
EPS:Feb 25, 2026
EPSS Score:0.0003
CVSS Score:6.2
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Vmware
Product
Aria Operations
Vmware
Aria Operations
Vendor
Vmware
Product
Cloud Foundation
Vmware
Cloud Foundation
Vendor
Vmware
Product
Telco Cloud Infrastructure
Vmware
Telco Cloud Infrastructure
Vendor
Vmware
Product
Telco Cloud Platform
Vmware
Telco Cloud Platform
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
