Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-22719

RCE in Vmware Cloud Foundation 4.0 – 5.2.3

CISA KEVActive ExploitationEUVD ExploitedRCECommand Injection
Published
25 February 2026
Modified
04 March 2026
KEV Added
03 March 2026
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.1
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.17 97th percentile
Risk Priority 86 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-22719 is a high-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

VMware Aria Operations is affected by CVE-2026-22719, a command injection vulnerability (CWE-77) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). Published on 2026-02-25, the flaw allows arbitrary command execution, potentially leading to remote code execution specifically while support-assisted product migration is in progress.

A malicious unauthenticated actor can exploit this vulnerability over the network with no privileges required and no user interaction needed, though it involves high attack complexity. Successful exploitation enables execution of arbitrary commands on the affected VMware Aria Operations instance, resulting in high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.

Broadcom's VMSA-2026-0001 advisory, detailed in the Response Matrix at https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947, recommends applying patches listed in the 'Fixed Version' column. Workarounds are also documented in the 'Workarounds' column of the same matrix.

The vulnerability appears in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, indicating real-world exploitation activity. Additional details are available in Broadcom's knowledge base at https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/430349 and release notes at https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/aria/aria-operations/8-18/vmware-aria-operations-8186-release-notes.html.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

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…

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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

CWE(s)
CWE-77
KEV Date Added
03 March 2026

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.001 PowerShell Execution
Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.003 Windows Command Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse the Windows command shell for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.008 Network Device CLI Execution
Adversaries may abuse scripting or built-in command line interpreters (CLI) on network devices to execute malicious command and payloads.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2024-38831Same product: Vmware Aria Operations
CVE-2023-20887Same vendor: Vmwareboth on KEV
CVE-2025-22225Same product: Vmware Cloud Foundationboth on KEV
CVE-2023-20865Same product: Vmware Cloud Foundation
CVE-2025-22226Same product: Vmware Cloud Foundationboth on KEV
CVE-2026-22720Same product: Vmware Aria Operations
CVE-2026-22721Same product: Vmware Aria Operations
CVE-2025-22224Same product: Vmware Cloud Foundationboth on KEV
CVE-2023-20889Same vendor: Vmware
CVE-2020-3992Same product: Vmware Cloud Foundationboth on KEV

Affected Assets

vmware
aria operations
8.0 — 8.18.6
vmware
cloud foundation
4.0 — 5.2.3 · 9.0 — 9.0.2.0
vmware
telco cloud infrastructure
2.2 — 3.0
vmware
telco cloud platform
4.0 — 5.1

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.3
  • V1.2.5
  • V1.2.8
  • V1.2.9

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation good match

Developer testing and evaluation can discover command-construction flaws before deployment.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

Input validation directly stops construction of commands from untrusted data containing special elements.

SA-8 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles partial match

Secure engineering principles include proper neutralization and safe command construction practices.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and neutralization that prevent command injection.

DE.CM-09 partial match
prevents

Runtime monitoring of software and data can detect anomalous command execution resulting from injection.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Identifying recorded vulnerabilities enables remediation of command-injection flaws before exploitation.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.28 Secure coding mostly match
prevents

Secure coding standards require proper escaping and parameterization of commands, directly eliminating CWE-77.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing in development catches command-injection vulnerabilities before release.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development life cycle mandates input validation and command construction practices that directly prevent command injection.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against injection flaws including command injection.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles reduce the attack surface but do not prescribe the specific neutralization techniques needed.

A.8.31 Separation of development, test and production environments none match
none

Environment separation limits the blast radius of an exploited command injection but does not prevent the flaw itself.

References