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CVE-2026-41709

ESX insufficient logging vulnerability

CVSS 3.1 Low 2.7Known exploited (CISA KEV)

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

Description

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

Official description from the CVE record, published by vmware. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CVE license. View the record on cve.org

Key data

CVSS 3.1 Low 2.7

Score published by vmware in the CVE record.

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

  • Attack vector: Network

    The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.

  • Attack complexity: Low

    No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.

  • Privileges required: High

    An account with significant privileges, such as an administrator, is needed.

  • User interaction: None

    No action from any user is needed.

  • Scope: Unchanged

    The impact stays within the vulnerable component.

  • Confidentiality impact: None

    No effect on the secrecy of data.

  • Integrity impact: Low

    Limited effect on the trustworthiness of data.

  • Availability impact: None

    No effect on availability.

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EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.
Score
0.00689 (0.7% probability)
Percentile
53.1%
Scores of
Nov 10, 2026
Model
v2026.06.15

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Name in the catalog
Broadcom VMWare ESX Insufficient Logging Vulnerability
Added to the catalog
Oct 28, 2026
Federal due date
Nov 11, 2026

CISA assessment as of Oct 28, 2026

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.
Exploitation
Recorded by CISA as active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.
CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CWE license.

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

  • VMware Cloud Foundation

    • affected: 9.1.x.x
    • affected: 9.0.x.x
    • affected: 5.x up to before 5.2.4

  • VMware vSphere Foundation

    • affected: 9.1.x.x
    • affected: 9.0.x.x

  • VMware ESX

    • affected: 9.1.x.x up to before ESXi-9.1.0.0-25370933
    • affected: 9.0.x.x up to before ESXi-9.0.2.0100-25595025
    • affected: 8.0 up to before ESXi80U3j-25429389

  • VMware Telco Cloud Platform

    • affected: 5.1.x
    • affected: 5.0.x

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Timeline

  1. ID reserved
  2. Record published
  3. Added to CISA KEV
  4. Record last updated

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