CVE-2026-22721

Received Received - Intake

Privilege Escalation in VMware Aria Operations via vCenter Access

Publication date: 2026-02-25

Last updated on: 2026-03-04

Assigner: VMware

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 .

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Meta Information

Published

2026-02-25

Last Modified

2026-03-04

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-02-25

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-22721

EUVD

EUVD-2026-8725

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
vmware	telco_cloud_infrastructure	From 2.2 (inc) to 3.0 (inc)
vmware	aria_operations	From 8.0 (inc) to 8.18.6 (exc)
vmware	cloud_foundation	From 4.0 (inc) to 5.2.3 (exc)
vmware	cloud_foundation	From 9.0 (inc) to 9.0.2.0 (exc)
vmware	telco_cloud_platform	From 4.0 (inc) to 5.1 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-269	The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

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Executive Summary

VMware Aria Operations contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows a malicious actor who already has privileges in vCenter to access Aria Operations and leverage this vulnerability to gain administrative access within VMware Aria Operations.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can impact you by allowing an attacker with existing vCenter privileges to escalate their access to administrative level within VMware Aria Operations, potentially leading to unauthorized control over the system and its resources.

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate CVE-2026-22721, apply the patches listed in the 'Fixed Version' column of the 'Response Matrix' found in VMSA-2026-0001.

This advisory can be accessed at https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947.

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