VMware Aria Operations contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges to create custom benchmarks may be able to inject script to perform administrative actions in VMware Aria Operations. 

To remediate CVE-2026-22720, apply the patches listed in the 'Fixed Version' column of the 'Response Matrix' of  VMSA-2026-0001 https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947https:// .

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
VMware VMware Aria Operations affected
Version Status Constraints
8.18.0 affected < 8.18.6
8.18.6 unaffected —
VMware VMware Cloud Foundation affected
Version Status Constraints
4.0 affected < 5.2.3
9.0 affected < 9.0.2
5.2.3 unaffected —
9.0.2 affected —
VMware VMware Telco Cloud Platform affected
Version Status Constraints
4.0 affected < 5.2.3
5.2.3 unaffected —
VMware VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure affected
Version Status Constraints
2.0 affected < 5.2.3
5.2.3 unaffected —

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Project Subscriptions

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

Apply the vendor patches listed in the 'Fixed Version' column of the Response Matrix of  VMSA-2026-0001 https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947 . Fixed versions include VMware Aria Operations 8.18.6 (for 8.x) and VMware Cloud Foundation Operations 9.0.2.0 (for 9.x).

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947 cve-icon cve-icon
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/aria/aria-operations/8-18/vmware-aria-operations-8186-release-notes.html cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description VMware Aria Operations contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges to create custom benchmarks may be able to inject script to perform administrative actions in VMware Aria Operations.  To remediate CVE-2026-22720, apply the patches listed in the 'Fixed Version' column of the 'Response Matrix' of  VMSA-2026-0001 https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947https:// .
Title VMware Aria Operations stored cross-site scripting vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-25T20:55:48.539Z

Reserved: 2026-01-09T06:54:36.841Z

Link: CVE-2026-22720

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-25T20:55:38.816Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-02-25T20:23:47.077

Modified: 2026-02-25T20:23:47.077

Link: CVE-2026-22720

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses