CVE-2026-41709
LowCVSS 2.7Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk31th percentile - higher than 31% of all known CVEs
Summary
VMware ESX contains an insufficient logging vulnerability. A malicious administrator could exploit this issue to perform certain operations without them being logged.
Risk Assessment
The risk is the inability to audit administrator actions, which may hinder detection of unauthorized or malicious activities in the VMware environment.
Recommendation
It is recommended to apply patches provided by VMware and implement additional monitoring and auditing mechanisms.
Other vulnerabilities in VMware ESX
See all- CVE-2026-41703High
VMware ESX, Workstation, and Fusion contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A user with VM deployment privileges can trigger an out-of-bounds read, potentially leading to information disclosure or a Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition of the host process. On Workstation and Fusion, the impact is restricted to information disclosure.
- CVE-2026-47876Critical
VMware ESX contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the VMXNET3 virtual network adapter. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine with VMXNET3 virtual network adapter may exploit this issue to execute code on the host.
Original NVD description (English source)
VMware ESX contains an insufficient logging vulnerability. A malicious administrator could exploit this issue to perform certain operations without them being logged.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS