VMware Aria Operations command injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in VMware Aria Operations, Cloud Foundationcust, Telco Cloud Platform and Telco Cloud Infrastructure. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in command injection. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-22719. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in VMware Aria Operations, Cloud Foundationcust, Telco Cloud Platform and Telco Cloud Infrastructure (affected version not known). Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

VMware Aria Operations contains a command injection vulnerability. A malicious unauthenticated actor may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands which may lead to remote code execution in VMware Aria Operations while support-assisted product migration is in progress.  To remediate CVE-2026-22719, apply the patches listed in the 'Fixed Version' column of the ' Response Matrix https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947 ' in VMSA-2026-0001  Workarounds for CVE-2026-22719 are documented in the 'Workarounds' column of the ' Response Matrix https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947 ' in VMSA-2026-0001

The advisory is shared for download at support.broadcom.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-22719 since 01/09/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 03/06/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 300235 (VMWare Aria Operations 8.x < 8.18.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2026-0001)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. This issue was added on 03/03/2026 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 03/24/2026:

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (300235). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Cloud Software

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• VMware

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• Aria Operations
• Cloud Foundationcust
• Telco Cloud Infrastructure
• Telco Cloud Platform

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.vmware.com/

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