CVE-2026-41722: Vulnerability in VMware VCF operations
VMware Cloud Foundation Operations contains multiple stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities that allow a malicious actor with privileges to create policies, views, or text-widgets to inject scripts. These scripts could be used to perform administrative actions within the VMware Cloud Foundation Operations environment. The vulnerability affects versions 5. x, 9. 0. x. x, and 9. 1. x. x.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-41722 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation Operations involving multiple stored cross-site scripting flaws. An attacker with limited privileges (ability to create policies, views, or text-widgets) can inject malicious scripts that execute with administrative privileges, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. The vulnerability affects multiple versions of the product (5.x, 9.0.x.x, 9.1.x.x). No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available, and the vulnerability is not related to a cloud service, so remediation depends on VMware providing an update.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with limited privileges to escalate their control by executing arbitrary scripts with administrative capabilities. This could lead to full compromise of VMware Cloud Foundation Operations, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. There are no known exploits in the wild currently.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict privileges to create policies, views, or text-widgets to trusted administrators only to reduce risk.
CVE-2026-41722: Vulnerability in VMware VCF operations
Description
VMware Cloud Foundation Operations contains multiple stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities that allow a malicious actor with privileges to create policies, views, or text-widgets to inject scripts. These scripts could be used to perform administrative actions within the VMware Cloud Foundation Operations environment. The vulnerability affects versions 5. x, 9. 0. x. x, and 9. 1. x. x.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.0high
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-41722 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation Operations involving multiple stored cross-site scripting flaws. An attacker with limited privileges (ability to create policies, views, or text-widgets) can inject malicious scripts that execute with administrative privileges, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. The vulnerability affects multiple versions of the product (5.x, 9.0.x.x, 9.1.x.x). No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available, and the vulnerability is not related to a cloud service, so remediation depends on VMware providing an update.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with limited privileges to escalate their control by executing arbitrary scripts with administrative capabilities. This could lead to full compromise of VMware Cloud Foundation Operations, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. There are no known exploits in the wild currently.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict privileges to create policies, views, or text-widgets to trusted administrators only to reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- vmware
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-22T06:21:37.021Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a267adde29bf47b50be9820
Added to database: 6/8/2026, 8:18:37 AM
Last enriched: 6/8/2026, 8:33:46 AM
Last updated: 6/8/2026, 10:42:27 AM
Views: 9
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