---
id: "CVE-2026-22719"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-22719"]
title: "VMware Aria Operations contains a command injection vulnerability"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 8.1
epss: null
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: [{"name": "Broadcom VMware Aria Operations", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "vmware aria operations", "fixed": ["8.18.6"], "affected": ">= 8.0, < 8.18.6", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "vmware cloud foundation", "fixed": ["5.2.3"], "affected": ">= 4.0, < 5.2.3", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "vmware cloud foundation", "fixed": ["9.0.2.0"], "affected": ">= 9.0, < 9.0.2.0", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "vmware telco cloud infrastructure", "fixed": [], "affected": ">= 2.2, <= 3.0", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "vmware telco cloud platform", "fixed": [], "affected": ">= 4.0, <= 5.1", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["aria-operations", "exploited", "self-hosted", "vendor", "vmware", "vrealize-operations"]
not_affected_if: ["unknown"]
published_at: "2026-02-25T20:23:46+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T23:44:51+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2026-22719", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22719", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T23:44:51+00:00"}]
---

# VMware Aria Operations contains a command injection vulnerability

Broadcom VMware Aria Operations (formerly vRealize Operations) has a command injection flaw during support-assisted product migration. An unauthenticated attacker can run arbitrary commands on the server, which can lead to remote code execution.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Broadcom VMware Aria Operations affected ? fixed ?
- vendor:vmware aria operations affected >= 8.0, < 8.18.6 fixed 8.18.6
- vendor:vmware cloud foundation affected >= 4.0, < 5.2.3 fixed 5.2.3
- vendor:vmware cloud foundation affected >= 9.0, < 9.0.2.0 fixed 9.0.2.0
- vendor:vmware telco cloud infrastructure affected >= 2.2, <= 3.0 fixed ?
- vendor:vmware telco cloud platform affected >= 4.0, <= 5.1 fixed ?

## Fix

Apply the mitigations listed in Broadcom's vendor advisory for CVE-2026-22719; the sources do not name a fixed version. If no mitigation is available, CISA says to discontinue use of the product.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2026-22719
- 2026-10-23T23:44:51+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22719

## From the sources

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. 

To remediate CVE-2026-22719, apply the patches listed in the 'Fixed Version' column of the ' Response Matrix https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947 ' in VMSA-2026-0001 

Workarounds for CVE-2026-22719 are documented in the 'Workarounds' column of the ' Response Matrix https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36947 ' in VMSA-2026-0001

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