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CVE-2026-22720· NVD / CVE Program· CNA vmware

VMware Aria Operations stored cross-site scripting vulnerability

VMware Aria Operations contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges to create custom benchmarks may be able to inject script to perform administrative actions in VMware Aria Operations.  To remediate CVE-2026-22720, apply the patches listed in the 'Fixed Version' column of the 'Response Matrix' of  VMSA-2026-0001 https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947https:// .

CriticalCVSS 9.0 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Feb 25, 2026
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 34th percentile
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Action score

36

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
36 / 40 · 9.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
9.0
CNA · vmware
8.0
1.0 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
vmwarearia operations
vmwarecloud foundation
vmwaretelco cloud infrastructure
vmwaretelco cloud platform

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • vmware aria operations8.0 and later · before 8.18.6
  • vmware cloud foundation4.0 and later · before 5.2.3
  • vmware cloud foundation9.0 and later · before 9.0.2.0
  • vmware telco cloud infrastructure2.2 and later · up to 3.0 inclusive
  • vmware telco cloud platform4.0 and later · up to 5.1 inclusive

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (vmware). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • VMware VMware Aria Operations

    • 8.18.6not affected
    • 8.18.0 and later · before 8.18.6affected

  • VMware VMware Cloud Foundation Operations

    • 4.x and later · before 5.2.3affected
    • 9.x.x and later · before 9.0.2affected
    • 5.x and later · before 5.2.3not affected

  • VMware VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure

    • 5.2.3not affected
    • 2.0 and later · before 5.2.3affected

  • VMware VMware Telco Cloud Platform

    • 5.2.3not affected
    • 4.0 and later · before 5.2.3affected

Same product

vmware: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2026-22719VMware Aria Operations command injection vulnerabilityKEV
    67This week
  • CVE-2025-41244VMSA-2025-0015: VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools updates address multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-41244,CVE-2025-41245, CVE-2025-41246)KEV
    64This week
  • CVE-2026-41723VMSA-2026-0004: VMware Cloud Foundation Operations updates address multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-41722, CVE-2026-41723 and CVE-2026-41724)
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2024-38831Local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2024-38831)
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2024-38830Local privilege escalation vulnerability
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2026-22721VMware Aria Operations privilege escalation vulnerability
    28Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2026-41723103 days apartVMSA-2026-0004: VMware Cloud Foundation Operations updates address multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-41722, CVE-2026-41723 and CVE-2026-41724)
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2024-38832456 days apartStored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CVE-2024-38832)
    25Monitor
  • CVE-2026-41722103 days apartVMSA-2026-0004: VMware Cloud Foundation Operations updates address multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-41722, CVE-2026-41723 and CVE-2026-41724)
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2026-41724103 days apartVMSA-2026-0004: VMware Cloud Foundation Operations updates address multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-41722, CVE-2026-41723 and CVE-2026-41724)
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2024-38833456 days apartStored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CVE-2024-38833)
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2024-38834456 days apartStored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CVE-2024-38834)
    19Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Root cause

User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-79 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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