CVE-2026-41709
Broadcom VMWare ESX Insufficient Logging Vulnerability
CISA due Nov 11, 2026
- Broadcom VMware ESX
- Low
- CVSS 2.7
- EPSS 0.3%
- Fixed version listed
Summary
Broadcom VMWare ESX contains an insufficient logging vulnerability that could allow a malicious actor with admin access to perform certain operations without being logged.
From CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
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CVE record
VMware ESX contains an insufficient logging vulnerability. A malicious administrator could exploit this issue to perform certain operations without them being logged.
What to do
Fixed version listed
- 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.
- CISA deadline for US federal agencies
- Nov 11, 2026
Affected products
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| VMware Cloud Foundation | 9.1.x.x; 9.0.x.x; from 5.x, before 5.2.4 | 5.2.4 |
| VMware vSphere Foundation | 9.1.x.x; 9.0.x.x | None listed |
| VMware ESX | from 9.1.x.x, before ESXi-9.1.0.0-25370933; from 9.0.x.x, before ESXi-9.0.2.0100-25595025; from 8.0, before ESXi80U3j-25429389 | None listed |
| VMware Telco Cloud Platform | 5.1.x; 5.0.x | None listed |
Scores and signals
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild
- Severity
- Low, CVSS 2.7 (v3.1, scored by vmware)
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS from FIRST, as of Oct 28, 2026)
- CISA's SSVC decision points
- Exploitation: none. Automatable: no. Technical impact: partial. As of Jul 30, 2026.
- Weakness
- CWE-778: Insufficient logging
- Vendor
- Broadcom, VMware ESX
Timeline
- Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: exploited in the wild. US federal agencies must remediate by 2026-11-11.