Affects VMware Aria Operations (enterprise software); unauthenticated RCE could disrupt IT ops across organizations.
CVE-2026-22719
Unauthenticated command injection leads to RCE in VMware Aria Operations
Is CVE-2026-22719 being exploited?
Yes. CVE-2026-22719 appears in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed and reported. Treat it as active rather than theoretical, and patch it ahead of higher-scoring vulnerabilities that carry no exploitation evidence.
How severe is CVE-2026-22719?
CVE-2026-22719 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.1. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-22719?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-22719. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-22719 affect?
CVE-2026-22719 affects VMware Aria Operations. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-22719?
Patch per advisory; apply documented workarounds.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated RCE via command injection; attacker can run arbitrary commands on the appliance during migrations.
Patch when possible
- affected>= 2.0 and < 5.2.3
- affected>= 2.0 and < 5.2.3
- affected>= 8.18.x and < 8.18.6
- affected>= 9.0 and < 9.0.2
- affected>= 4.0 and < 5.2.3
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.