CVE-2026-41709 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

VMware ESX contains an insufficient logging vulnerability. A malicious administrator could exploit this issue to perform certain operations without them being logged.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Vmware	Cloud Foundation Esx Telco Cloud Platform Vsphere Foundation

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Vendors	Products
Vmware	Cloud Foundation Esx Telco Cloud Platform Vsphere Foundation

References

Link	Providers
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38017

History

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Vmware Vmware cloud Foundation Vmware esx Vmware telco Cloud Platform Vmware vsphere Foundation
Vendors & Products		Vmware Vmware cloud Foundation Vmware esx Vmware telco Cloud Platform Vmware vsphere Foundation

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		VMware ESX contains an insufficient logging vulnerability. A malicious administrator could exploit this issue to perform certain operations without them being logged.
Title		ESX insufficient logging vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-778
References		https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38017
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 2.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published: 2026-07-30T12:45:02.292Z

Updated: 2026-07-30T15:10:15.160Z

Reserved: 2026-04-22T06:21:34.490Z

Link: CVE-2026-41709

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T15:10:11.808Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T15:28:55Z

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