01 Record
CVE-2026-41709
ESX insufficient logging vulnerability
LowKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: vmware
CNA base score2.7 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
02 Description
ESX insufficient logging vulnerability
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-10-28. Federal remediation due 2026-11-11.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.29% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 22.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 2.7 (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:N/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Undergoing Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-28.
- 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-07-30 12:45Z3 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-28 19:59Z7 HR AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-04-22
- Assigning CNA
- vmware
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Low (CVSS 2.7)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-778Insufficient LoggingBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 3c3c9aee02e18667568fc75203ba2948486ab672d02b4a31a1cc115dbceffaad
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
VMwareESX9.1.x.x to < ESXi-9.1.0.0-25370933, 9.0.x.x to < ESXi-9.0.2.0100-25595025, 8.0 to < ESXi80U3j-25429389—