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VMware Aria Operations: Mehrere Schwachstellen

WID-SEC-2026-0491 · first 24.02.2026 · updated 04.03.2026 · CVSS 8,1

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What it is about

VMware Aria Operations bietet eine einheitliche Plattform für das IT-Betriebsmanagement in Private-, Hybrid- und Multi-Cloud-Umgebungen. VMware Cloud Foundation ist eine Hybrid Cloud-Plattform für VM-Management und Container-Orchestrierung. Die Virtualisierungssoftware von VMware ermöglicht die simultane Ausführung von verschiedenen Betriebssystemen auf einem Host-System. Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in VMware Aria Operations, VMware Cloud Foundation und VMware vSphere ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen, und um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.

Under what conditions?

The BSI does not name any particular preconditions. Exploitable remotely according to the BSI.

What can happen in the worst case

An attacker could use the vulnerability to

  • beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen
  • einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen
  • seine Privilegien zu erhöhen

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

  • VMware Aria Operations <8.18.6
  • VMware Cloud Foundation <9.0.2.0
  • VMware vSphere Foundation <9.0.2.0

The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.

What helps?

Update to at least:

  • VMware Aria Operations 8.18.6
  • VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0.2.0
  • VMware vSphere Foundation 9.0.2.0

Is the vulnerability already being exploited?

  • CVE-2026-22719: exploited in the wild according to CISA, in the catalogue since 03.03.2026.

Information and sources

CVE: CVE-2026-22719, CVE-2026-22720, CVE-2026-22721

Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.

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