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CVE-2026-41709

2.7, low Known exploited

Broadcom VMWare ESX Insufficient Logging Vulnerability

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CVSS
2.7, low low CVSS v3.1
EPSS, next 30 days
0.3% higher than 22.2% of scored CVEs
Exploitation
Confirmed in the wild
Published
30 Jul 20263 months ago

Known exploited

CISA added this to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog on 28 Oct 2026. US federal agencies must remediate by 11 Nov 2026.

Required action. Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Description

VMware ESX contains an insufficient logging vulnerability. A malicious administrator could exploit this issue to perform certain operations without them being logged.

Details

Vendor
Broadcom
Product
Cloud Foundation
Weakness
CWE-778 (opens in a new tab)
Status
Undergoing analysis
Updated
28 Oct 2026
Assigner
security@vmware.com

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References 2

Advisories 1

Other references 1

The kind is read from NVD's tags where present and from the shape of the URL otherwise, so treat it as a hint.

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Assembled from the NVD 2.0 API, the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog and FIRST EPSS. Scores are as of our last collection on 29 Oct 2026, not the live upstream state.