VMware Aria Operations cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in VMware Aria Operations, Cloud Foundation, Telco Cloud Platform and Telco Cloud Infrastructure. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-22720. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware Aria Operations, Cloud Foundation, Telco Cloud Platform and Telco Cloud Infrastructure (affected version not known). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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:// .

It is possible to read the advisory at support.broadcom.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-22720 since 01/09/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (300235). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 300235
Nessus Name: VMWare Aria Operations 8.x < 8.18.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2026-0001)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/09/2026 CVE reserved
02/26/2026 +48 days Advisory disclosed
02/26/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/06/2026 +8 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: support.broadcom.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-22720 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-22720
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-347839
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 02/26/2026 01:11
Updated: 03/06/2026 12:03
Changes: 02/26/2026 01:11 (62), 03/03/2026 07:46 (2), 03/04/2026 19:28 (11), 03/06/2026 12:03 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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