CVE-2026-22721: VMware Aria Operations privilege escalation vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-02-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

Description

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 .

Affected products

VMware Aria Operations: from 8.0 before 8.18.6 — fixed in 8.18.6
VMware Cloud Foundation: from 4.0 before 5.2.3; from 9.0 before 9.0.2.0 — fixed in 5.2.3, 9.0.2.0
VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure: from 2.2 through 3.0
VMware Telco Cloud Platform: from 4.0 through 5.1
VMware Aria Operations: from 8.18.0 before 8.18.6 — fixed in 8.18.6
VMware Cloud Foundation: from 4.0 before 5.2.3; from 9.0 before 9.0.2 — fixed in 5.2.3, 9.0.2
VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure: from 2.0 before 5.2.3 — fixed in 5.2.3
VMware Telco Cloud Platform: from 4.0 before 5.2.3 — fixed in 5.2.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware Aria Operations 8.18.6; VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.3, 9.0.2.0; VMware Aria Operations 8.18.6; VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.3, 9.0.2; VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure 5.2.3; VMware Telco Cloud Platform 5.2.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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