CVE-2026-22721CWE-269

VMware Aria Operations privilege escalation vulnerability

Medium · published February 25, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.2
EPSS
1%
Percentile
54.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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 .

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.2 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00739 · 54.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2026-02-25T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 FEB 20:00Z
    VMware Aria Operations privilege escalation vulnerability
    cvelistv5