CVE-2026-41709
low CISA KEVVMware ESX contains an insufficient logging vulnerability.
Vendor / product: Vmware — esxi
VMware ESX contains an insufficient logging vulnerability. A malicious administrator could exploit this issue to perform certain operations without them being logged.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Required action (CISA)
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
References
- https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/Secur... security@vmware.com
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-41709 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0