FKIE_CVE-2026-22721

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-02-25 21:16 - Updated: 2026-02-25 21:16
Severity ?
6.2 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
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 .
References
security@vmware.comhttps://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947
security@vmware.comhttps://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/aria/aria-operations/8-18/vmware-aria-operations-8186-release-notes.html
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