Affects VMware Aria Operations, a widely deployed enterprise monitoring product; stored XSS could enable admin actions and disrupt IT ops.
CVE-2026-22720
Stored XSS in VMware Aria Operations allows privileged users to inject scripts to perform admin actions.
Is CVE-2026-22720 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-22720 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.41% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-22720?
CVE-2026-22720 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.0. 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-2026-22720?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-22720. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-22720 affect?
CVE-2026-22720 affects VMware Aria Operations. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-22720?
Apply patches per VMSA-2026-0001
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Privilege escalation to admin actions via stored XSS; attacker can manipulate dashboards and configurations.
Patch when possible
- affected>= 8.18.0 and < 8.18.6
- affected>= 4.x and < 5.2.3
- affected>= 9.x.x and < 9.0.2
- affected>= 2.0 and < 5.2.3
- 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.