CVE-2026-22721Network attack vector

Administrative access from privileged vCenter accounts

Published Feb 25, 2026 · Updated Feb 25, 2026

Privilege escalation in VMware Aria Operations before 8.18.6 allows remote authenticated users to obtain administrative access. Broadcom has not disclosed the internal locus or the operation that mishandles vCenter-authorized access. The issue also reaches Cloud Foundation 4.0 before 5.2.3 and 9.0 before 9.0.2, Telco Cloud Infrastructure 2.0 before 5.2.3, and Telco Cloud Platform 4.0 before 5.2.3 through their operations components; exploitation requires existing vCenter privileges.

CVSS severity6.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.69%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in VMware Aria Operations before 8.18.6 allows remote authenticated users to obtain administrative access. Broadcom has not disclosed the internal locus or the operation that mishandles vCenter-authorized access. The issue also reaches Cloud Foundation 4.0 before 5.2.3 and 9.0 before 9.0.2, Telco Cloud Infrastructure 2.0 before 5.2.3, and Telco Cloud Platform 4.0 before 5.2.3 through their operations components; exploitation requires existing vCenter privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-22721
Published
Feb 25, 2026
Updated
Feb 25, 2026
Vendor
VMware
Product
VMware Telco Cloud Platform
Classifications
CWE-269, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=4.0 <5.2.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

VMware · VMware Telco Cloud Platformversion=4.0 <5.2.3
VMware · VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructureversion=2.0 <5.2.3
VMware · VMware Cloud Foundationversion=4.0 <5.2.3; version=9.0 <9.0.2
VMware · VMware Aria Operationsversion=8.18.0 <8.18.6

Published CVSS scores

6.2VMwareCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
7.2NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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