CVE-2026-22721

Estado: AnalizadaAlta (7.2)—

VMware Aria Operations contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges in vCenter to access Aria Operations may leverage this vulnerability to obtain administrative access in VMware Aria Operations. To remediate CVE-2026-22721, apply the patches listed in the 'Fixed Version' column of the 'Response Matrix' found in VMSA-2026-0001 https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947 .

CVSS

Versión: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Puntuación base: 7.2

Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.71%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 52
Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).

🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK

Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.

ExplotaciónT1210 Exploitation of Remote Serviceslateral movement75 %
Impacto principalT1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 %

Acceso remoto con PR:H a servicio (vCenter→Aria Operations) para escalar privilegios a admin. CWE-269 (improper access control) + contexto VMware confirma T1210+T1068.

Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.

🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas

Threat Intelligence Program Application Isolation and Sandboxing Exploit Protection Update Software Vulnerability Scanning Privileged Account Management

Tecnologías afectadas (4)

Vmware — Aria Operations Vmware — Cloud Foundation Vmware — Telco Cloud Infrastructure Vmware — Telco Cloud Platform

CWE

CWE-269

Referencias

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