Is CVE-2026-22721 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-22721 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-22721?

CVE-2026-22721 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-22721?

CVE-2026-22721 has an EPSS score of 0.69% (48th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-22721?

Upgrade aria operations to 8.18.6 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-22721

MEDIUM

6.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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 https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947 .

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

How to fix

Remediation Available

aria operationsNVD

Affected:>= 8.0, < 8.18.6Fixed in:8.18.6CVE-2026-22721derived from NVD

cloud foundationNVD

Affected:>= 9.0, < 9.0.2.0Fixed in:9.0.2.0CVE-2026-22721derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.69%probability of exploitation in 30 days

48thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 48% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

support.broadcom.com

Release Notes1

techdocs.broadcom.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12635	Critical	9.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-24637	Critical	9.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-5689	Critical	9.8	92%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-3243	Critical	9.8	88%	-	-
CVE-2024-21888	High	8.8	87%	-	-
CVE-2022-0441	Critical	9.8	85%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-03-04.