VMware Aria Operations command injection vulnerability
Affects VMware Aria Operations 8.18.x through 8.18.5 and 9.0 through 9.0.1 while support-assisted product migration is in progress. Fixed in 8.18.6.
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Listed in CISA KEV
- How many real-world setups can hit the bug, from the vendor's advisory and CISA data. It does not know your setup.What do these mean? →
- Actively exploited
- Fix
- Fixed in 8.18.6, 9.0.2, 5.2.3
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
VMware Aria Operations is affected, and an unauthenticated attacker could exploit a command injection flaw during support-assisted product migration to run arbitrary commands, potentially gaining remote code execution on the system.
Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.
Read the original description
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
Timeline
- CVE published
- Added to CISA KEV
CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild
- CISA remediation deadline
Due date for US federal agencies to patch
- Record last updated
- EPSS reached 10%
FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Affected versions
- VMware Aria Operations
From 8.18.x · fixed in 8.18.6
- VMware Cloud Foundation Operations
From 9.0 · fixed in 9.0.2; From 4.0 · fixed in 5.2.3
- vmware-telco-cloud-platform
From 2.0 · fixed in 5.2.3
- vmware-telco-cloud-infrastructure
From 2.0 · fixed in 5.2.3
References 3
support.broadcom.com
knowledge.broadcom.com
Questions about CVE-2026-22719
What does this mean?
A command injection flaw in VMware Aria Operations lets an attacker execute arbitrary commands, which may lead to remote code execution. The advisory describes the impact but does not give further technical detail.Source: support.broadcom.com, knowledge.broadcom.com
Am I affected, and how do I check?
Aria Operations version 8 up to and including 8.18.5 and version 9 up to and including 9.0.1 are listed, and only while support-assisted product migration is in progress. VMware Cloud Foundation Operations, Telco Cloud Platform and Telco Cloud Infrastructure are also listed in the affected product ranges, so compare the installed version of each product against those ranges.Source: support.broadcom.com, knowledge.broadcom.com
What should I do about it?
Apply the patches in the 'Fixed Version' column of the VMware Response Matrix. The listed fixed versions are Aria Operations 8.18.6, Cloud Foundation Operations 9.0.2 and 5.2.3, and Telco Cloud Platform and Telco Cloud Infrastructure 5.2.3.Source: support.broadcom.com, knowledge.broadcom.com
Is it being exploited?
Yes. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-03-03, which means it has evidence of attacks. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cisa.gov, cve.now feed data