Vulnerability details

CVE-2026-41709

Actively exploited
VMware Cloud FoundationVMware ESXVMware Telco Cloud PlatformVMware vSphere Foundation

ESX insufficient logging vulnerability

CVSS 3.1
2.7Low

Official description

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

CVSS scores

ScoreVersionSourceVector
2.7Low 3.1 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (vmware) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsSource
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0.x.x CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1.x.x CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
VMware Cloud Foundation 5.x ≤ v < 5.2.4 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
VMware ESX 8.0 ≤ v < ESXi80U3j-25429389 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
VMware ESX 9.0.x.x ≤ v < ESXi-9.0.2.0100-25595025 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
VMware ESX 9.1.x.x ≤ v < ESXi-9.1.0.0-25370933 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
VMware Telco Cloud Platform 5.0.x CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
VMware Telco Cloud Platform 5.1.x CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
VMware vSphere Foundation 9.0.x.x CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
VMware vSphere Foundation 9.1.x.x CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

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Details

Published
2026-07-30
Last updated
2026-10-29
State
Published
Assigner (CNA)
vmware
Kolun priority
67 · High

CISA KEV catalog

Date added
2026-10-28
Due date
2026-11-11
Used in ransomware
Unknown

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.68%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
53%
Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable
No
Exploitation
Active
Technical impact
Partial

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-778
    Insufficient logging