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VMWare Aria Operations 8.x < 8.18.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2026-0001)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 300235

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Synopsis

A web application running on the remote server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its self-reported version, the instance of VMWare Aria Operations (formerly vRealize Operations) running on the remote web server is 8.x < 8.18.6. It is, therefore, affected by the following:

 - VMware Aria Operations contains a command injection vulnerability. A malicious unauthenticated actor may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands which may lead to remote code execution in VMware Aria Operations while support-assisted product migration is in progress. (CVE-2026-22719)
- 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.
 (CVE-2026-22720)

 - VMware Aria Operations contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges in vCenter to access Aria Operations may leverage this vulnerability to obtain administrative access in VMware Aria Operations.
 (CVE-2026-22721)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to VMWare Aria Operations 8.18.6.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?03f82522

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 300235

File Name: vmware_aria_operations_for_networks_VMSA-2026-0001.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 3/2/2026

Updated: 3/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-22720

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:aria_operations_for_networks

Required KB Items: installed_sw/VMware Aria Operations for Networks

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/24/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/24/2026

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 3/24/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-22719, CVE-2026-22720, CVE-2026-22721

IAVA: 2026-A-0178

VMSA: 2026-0001