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CVE-2026-41722 VMware CVE debrief

CVE-2026-41722 is a HIGH severity vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation Operations. A malicious actor with privileges to create policies, views, or text-widgets may be able to inject scripts to perform administrative actions.

Vendor
VMware
Product
VCF operations
CVSS
HIGH 8
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-06-08
Original CVE updated
2026-07-23
Advisory published
2026-06-08
Advisory updated
2026-07-23

Who should care

Administrators and users of VMware Cloud Foundation Operations should be aware of this vulnerability and take necessary actions to mitigate it.

Technical summary

VMware Cloud Foundation Operations contains multiple stored cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. A malicious actor with privileges to create policies, views, or text-widgets may be able to inject scripts to perform administrative actions.

Defensive priority

HIGH

Recommended defensive actions

  • Apply patches or updates as recommended by the vendor.
  • Restrict privileges to create policies, views, or text-widgets to authorized users only.
  • Monitor VMware Cloud Foundation Operations for suspicious activity.

Evidence notes

The CVE-2026-41722 vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8 and is classified as HIGH severity. The vulnerability was published on 2026-06-08T09:16:30.363Z and modified on 2026-06-09T13:16:36.127Z.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2026-41722 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41722

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2026-41722 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41722

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/37513

    [email protected]

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.