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CVE-2026-41709

ESX insufficient logging vulnerability

LOW
2.7
CVSS Score
Published: July 30, 2026 at 12:45 PM UTC
Updated: July 30, 2026 at 07:19 PM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorCloud FoundationESXTelco Cloud Platform

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Severity
LOW2.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Cloud Foundation· VMware
60%
5.x ≤ v < 5.2.45.x9.0.x.x9.1.x.x
Affected range stops below 5.2.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
ESX· VMware
60%
8.0 ≤ v < ESXi80U3j-254293899.0.x.x ≤ v < ESXi-9.0.2.0100-255950259.1.x.x ≤ v < ESXi-9.1.0.0-253709338.09.0.x.x9.1.x.x
Affected range stops below ESXi-9.0.2.0100-25595025, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below ESXi-9.1.0.0-25370933, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below ESXi80U3j-25429389, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Telco Cloud Platform· VMware
60%
5.0.x5.1.x
vSphere Foundation· VMware
60%
9.0.x.x9.1.x.x

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

2.7LOWvmware
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-778

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