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CVE-2026-41723 VMware CVE debrief

CVE-2026-41723 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 in VMware Cloud Foundation Operations. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8 and was first published on [cve-org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41723).

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

The vulnerability is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) issue 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.

Defensive priority

HIGH

Recommended defensive actions

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

Evidence notes

The CVE record was obtained from [cve-org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41723) and [nvd](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41723). Additional information can be found at [ref-4](https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/37513).

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2026-41723 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41723

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

  • CVE-2026-41723 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41723

    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.