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CVE-2026-41709

Broadcom VMWare ESX Insufficient Logging Vulnerability

UrgentCVSS 2.7 v3.1Exploited

Why this priority

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Generic watch priority computed by public, versioned rules. It does not know your assets. See the glossary

  • Présent dans le catalogue CISA KEV (exploitation confirmée)

Description

Broadcom VMWare ESX contains an insufficient logging vulnerability that could allow a malicious actor with admin access to perform certain operations without being logged.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
VMwareCloud Foundation
  • 9.1.x.x
  • 9.0.x.x
  • from 5.x to 5.2.4 excluded
VMwareESX
  • from 9.1.x.x to ESXi-9.1.0.0-25370933 excluded
  • from 9.0.x.x to ESXi-9.0.2.0100-25595025 excluded
  • from 8.0 to ESXi80U3j-25429389 excluded
VMwareTelco Cloud Platform
  • 5.1.x
  • 5.0.x
VMwarevSphere Foundation
  • 9.1.x.x
  • 9.0.x.x
BroadcomVMware ESXAll versions

Revision history

  1. Revision 3

  2. Revision 2

    Update : Affected versions changed

  3. Revision 1

    New record

Qualification

CVSS severity
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Technical severity score between 0 and 10, with its version (3.1, 4.0). See the glossary

2.7 LOW CVSS v3.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
KEV catalog
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CISA catalog of vulnerabilities with confirmed exploitation. Absence from the catalog does not prove absence of exploitation. See the glossary

Listed
Exploitation
Confirmed
EPSS probability
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Probability, between 0 and 1, that a vulnerability is exploited in the next 30 days, published daily by FIRST. Always dated. See the glossary

Unknown
Confidence
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Quality of the sources behind the record. It is not a risk score. See the glossary

High

Priority rules, version 1

CISA KEV catalog

Added on
28 October 2026
Federal due date
11 November 2026
Required action
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Ransomware use
Unknown

Record

Published on
30 July 2026
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-778

Sources

References

CVE-2026-41709 Broadcom VMWare ESX Insufficient Logging Vulnerability · Avanguard TACTIC