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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: 2026-06-09
Advisory published: 2026-06-08
Advisory updated: 2026-06-09

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).

Official resources

CVE-2026-41723 was first published on 2026-06-08T09:16:30.567Z and modified on 2026-06-09T13:16:36.260Z.