CVE-2026-41724
HIGH 8VMware Cloud Foundation Operations contains multiple stored cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.A malicious actor with privileges to create policies, views or text-widgets may be able to inject scripts to perform administrative actions in VMware Cloud Foundation Operations.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 8), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.3%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 23rd percentile
Impact if exploited
8CVSS 3.1 · HIGH
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
- ⚠User interaction: A user must take an action (click / open a file)
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept & exploit code
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Affected
Vendors Vmware
Products Vcf Operations Vmware Aria Operations Vmware Telco Cloud Platform Aria Operations Cloud Foundation Telco Cloud Platform
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Aria Operations | ≥ 8.0 and < 8.18.7 |
| Vmware | Cloud Foundation | ≥ 5.0 and < 8.18.7 |
| Vmware | Telco Cloud Platform | ≥ 5.0 and < 8.18.7 |
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 8 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - HIGH 8 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - MEDIUM 5.4 v3.1 · NVD Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N