CVE-2026-41709

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-41709?

Upgrade esxi to 9.0.2.0100 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2026-41709 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2026-41709 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2026-11-11. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-41709?

CVE-2026-41709 has a CVSS v3 base score of 2.7, rated low. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2026-41709 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for esxi (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

LOWCISA KEV

2.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

VMware ESX contains an insufficient logging vulnerability. A malicious administrator could exploit this issue to perform certain operations without them being logged.

CWE-778

How to fix

Remediation Available

esxiNVD

Affected:>= 9.0.0, < 9.0.2.0100Fixed in:9.0.2.0100CVE-2026-41709derived from NVD

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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 ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.76%probability of exploitation in 30 days

55thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 55% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Remediation due: 2026-11-11

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.broadcom.com

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-778 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-7613	High	7.5	1.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-19277	Medium	6.5	1.2%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-19295	Medium	4.3	1.1%	-	-
CVE-2026-66816	High	6.5	1.0%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-31120	Low	2.1	0.9%	-	Fix
CVE-2026-105243	Medium	5.3	0.8%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-41709?

Upgrade esxi to 9.0.2.0100 or later.

Is CVE-2026-41709 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2026-41709 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2026-11-11. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.

How severe is CVE-2026-41709?

CVE-2026-41709 has a CVSS v3 base score of 2.7, rated low. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-41709 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for esxi (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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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 2026-10-29.