CVE-2026-22721

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.73% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 54.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.2 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-02-25 20:00Z8 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-02-27 04:55Z8 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-01-09

Assigning CNA

vmware

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.2)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Weaknesses

• CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

7aa8d6c8b8d8b83c15e97ab21c3c0a82dc24082aed90a125cda2c942a457ef6d

• support.broadcom.comVMSA-2026-0001: VMware Aria Operations updates (includes CVE-2026-22721)https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947vendor-advisory
• techdocs.broadcom.comVMware Aria Operations 8.18.6 Release Notes (resolves CVE-2026-22721)https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/aria/aria-operations/8-18/vmware-aria-operations-8186-release-notes.htmlrelease-notes