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CVE-2026-22719 · EUVD no mirror located · GCVE no mirror located Verified 2026-06-22

Broadcom VMware Aria Operations vulnerability

Broadcom VMware Aria Operations contains an unauthenticated command injection vulnerability allowing remote code execution during support-assisted product migration.

Verdict

Today item — known-exploited.

An unauthenticated attacker can inject arbitrary commands into VMware Aria Operations during support migration workflows, achieving remote code execution without authentication. The vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild.

CISA KEV Yes · 2026-03-033EPSS 0.17424 (verify live)4
01

Is it exploitable?

— the evidence, ranked above the score
Reported exploitation
2 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-03-03).
CISA KEV ↗Confirmed
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.17424 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Broadcom, VMware Aria Operations. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
NVD ↗Reported
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-77 Command Injection — weakness family: Injection.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
NVD ↗Reported
02

Who’s exploiting it?

— attribution turns risk into urgency
Attribution not established

No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.

03

Why it matters

— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board
1

Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1

Attacker
I identify that the target runs VMware Aria Operations and is undergoing a support-assisted migration.
Business
Migration windows create operational visibility and potential security gaps in infrastructure management.
2

Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2

Attacker
I craft a malicious command injection payload targeting the migration interface without requiring authentication.
Business
The lack of authentication requirement eliminates a critical security boundary during a sensitive operational process.
3

Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3

Attacker
I execute arbitrary commands on the target system through the vulnerable migration pathway.
Business
Remote code execution on infrastructure management systems grants attackers control over monitored and managed resources.
4

Data at risk — exfiltration narrative 4

Attacker
I establish persistence and move laterally across the managed environment.
Business
Compromise of the operations platform enables attackers to access or manipulate all systems under its management.
04

What to do

— defensible action
  • Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
05

Coverage & confidence

— what we know, and what we don’t

Established (cited)

  • KEV listing (CISA)
  • EPSS probability (FIRST)
  • 2 reported-exploitation source(s)
  • CWE weakness mapping (NVD)
  • Catalogued by vmware (CNA)
  • Coverage gaps — stated, not hidden

  • No EUVD / GCVE mirror in feed — single-authority dependency for the identifier.
  • EPSS & exposure are time-varying; verify live at the source.
  • Threat-actor attribution not established from feed data — absence of a name is not absence of compromise.
  • No finder/reporter credit recorded in the public CVE entry — the work behind this find is unattributed.
  • Disclosure & credit2
    Catalogued by vmwareCNA
    Credited with finding itNo finder named in the public CVE record — the work behind this find is unattributed.