Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 25, 2026· Updated Feb 27, 2026
VMware Aria Operations privilege escalation vulnerability
CVE-2026-22721
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
5- VMware/VMware Aria Operationsv5Range: 8.18.0
- VMware/VMware Cloud Foundationv5Range: 4.0
- VMware/VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructurev5Range: 2.0
- VMware/VMware Telco Cloud Platformv5Range: 4.0
Patches
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Vulnerability mechanics
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