Medium [CVE-2026-22721] vCenter: VMware Aria Operations contains a privilege escalation vulnerability.
This medium-severity VMware (Broadcom) advisory covers CVE-2026-22721 affecting vCenter, Aria Operations.
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Summary
VMware Aria Operations contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges in vCenter to access Aria Operations may leverage this vulnerability to obtain administrative access in VMware Aria Operations.
To remediate CVE-2026-22721, apply the patches listed in the 'Fixed Version' column of the 'Response Matrix' found in VMSA-2026-0001.
Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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Mitigation
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