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VMware ESX 8.0 / 9.0 / 9.1 Insufficient Logging (VMSA-2026-0006)

low Nessus Plugin ID 337683

Synopsis

The VMware ESX host is affected by an insufficient logging vulnerability.

Description

The version of VMware ESX installed on the remote host is 8.0 prior to build 25429389 (8.0 Update 3j), or 9.0 prior to build 25595025 (9.0.2.0100), or 9.1 prior to build 25370933 (9.1.0.0). It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the VMSA-2026-0006.1 advisory:

 - VMware ESX contains an insufficient logging vulnerability. A malicious administrator could exploit this issue to perform certain operations without them being logged. (CVE-2026-41709)

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

Solution

Apply the relevant patch referenced in the VMSA-2026-0006.1 advisory.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?32b9f35d

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 337683

File Name: vmware_esxi_vmsa-2026-0006_CVE-2026-41709.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/18/2026

Updated: 8/18/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.9

Percentile: 52.62

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-41709

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:esxi

Required KB Items: Host/VMware/release, Host/VMware/version, Host/VMware/vsphere

Patch Publication Date: 7/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/29/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-41709

VMSA: 2026-0006