CVE-2026-41709: Broadcom VMWare ESX Insufficient Logging Vulnerability
Broadcom VMWare ESX contains an insufficient logging vulnerability that could allow a malicious actor with admin access to perform certain operations without being logged.
- Published by source
- 2026-10-28
- First seen by Reality Radar
- 2026-10-28
- Last verified
- 2026-10-28
Affected
- Manufacturer
- Broadcom
- Products
- VMware ESX Broadcom VMware ESX
Whether your exact unit is affected depends on the model, serial number and region in the official notice.
What the official notice says
Risk: Actively exploited in the wild
Remedy / actions:
- 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.
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Sources
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Tier A · official published 2026-10-28
Evidence ledger
Every piece of evidence we store is appended to a public hash chain, so later edits are detectable. Anyone can re-verify it.
| Entry | Kind | Observed | Evidence hash | Entry hash |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2688 | new | 2026-10-28 | e02265eff51c…2e9002 | 1762362e31e6…a3f7af |
Chain head: #2800 60b0da2762c7…c27b07