ESX insufficient logging vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-41709
StatePUBLISHED
Assignervmware
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-07-30 14:16:57 UTC
Updated2026-07-30 19:07:59 UTC
DescriptionVMware ESX contains an insufficient logging vulnerability. A malicious administrator could exploit this issue to perform certain operations without them being logged.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 2.7 LOW from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.003820000 probability, percentile 0.309210000 (date 2026-08-03)

Problem Types: CWE-778 | CWE-778 CWE-778 Insufficient logging

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary2.7LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
3.1CNACVSS2.7LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA VMware Cloud Foundation affected 9.1.x.x Not specified
CNA VMware Cloud Foundation affected 9.0.x.x Not specified
CNA VMware Cloud Foundation affected 5.x 5.2.4 custom Not specified
CNA VMware VSphere Foundation affected 9.1.x.x Not specified
CNA VMware VSphere Foundation affected 9.0.x.x Not specified
CNA VMware ESX affected 9.1.x.x ESXi-9.1.0.0-25370933 custom Not specified
CNA VMware ESX affected 9.0.x.x ESXi-9.0.2.0100-25595025 custom Not specified
CNA VMware ESX affected 8.0 ESXi80U3j-25429389 custom Not specified
CNA VMware Telco Cloud Platform affected 5.1.x Not specified
CNA VMware Telco Cloud Platform affected 5.0.x Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/Secur... [email protected] support.broadcom.com
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