CVE-2026-22721 (GCVE-0-2026-22721)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-25 20:00 – Updated: 2026-02-25 20:00
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Title
VMware Aria Operations privilege escalation vulnerability
Summary
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 .
Severity ?
6.2 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
VMware VMware Aria Operations Affected: 8.18.0 , < 8.18.6 (custom)
Unaffected: 8.18.6
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    VMware VMware Cloud Foundation Affected: 4.0 , < 5.2.3 (custom)
Affected: 9.0 , < 9.0.2 (custom)
Unaffected: 5.2.3
Unaffected: 9.0.2
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    VMware VMware Telco Cloud Platform Affected: 4.0 , < 5.2.3 (custom)
Unaffected: 5.2.3 (custom)
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    VMware VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure Affected: 2.0 , < 5.2.3 (custom)
Unaffected: 5.2.3 (custom)
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