VMware Aria Ops XS: Privileged XSS for Admin Actions
CVE-2026-22720 Published on February 25, 2026
VMware Aria Operations stored cross-site scripting vulnerability
VMware Aria Operations contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges to create custom benchmarks may be able to inject script to perform administrative actions in VMware Aria Operations.
To remediate CVE-2026-22720, apply the patches listed in the 'Fixed Version' column of the 'Response Matrix' of VMSA-2026-0001 https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947https:// .
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-22720 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a XSS Vulnerability?
The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
CVE-2026-22720 has been classified to as a XSS vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-22720
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Affected Versions
VMware Aria Operations:- Version 8.18.0 and below 8.18.6 is affected.
- Version 8.18.6 is unaffected.
- Version 4.0 and below 5.2.3 is affected.
- Version 9.0 and below 9.0.2 is affected.
- Version 5.2.3 is unaffected.
- Version 9.0.2 is affected.
- Version 4.0 and below 5.2.3 is affected.
- Version 5.2.3 is unaffected.
- Version 2.0 and below 5.2.3 is affected.
- Version 5.2.3 is unaffected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.