Affects VMware Cloud Foundation, a widely deployed enterprise platform; stored XSS enabling admin actions could disrupt cloud deployments.
CVE-2026-41724
Stored XSS in VMware Cloud Foundation Operations permits admin actions via UI widgets.
Is CVE-2026-41724 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-41724 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 0.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-41724?
CVE-2026-41724 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-2026-41724?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-41724, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-41724 affect?
CVE-2026-41724 affects VMware Cloud Foundation Operations. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-41724?
Patch when available; audit policies/widgets; restrict admin privileges.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Privileged user can inject scripts via policies/views/widgets to perform admin actions, potentially taking over the deployment.
Patch when possible
- affected>= 5.x and <= 8.18.7
- affected>= 8.18.x and <= 8.18.7
- affected>= 5.x and <= 8.18.7
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.