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CVE-2026-41709

Broadcom — Broadcom VMWare ESX Insufficient Logging Vulnerability

Broadcom · CWE-778 · in CISA KEV since 2026-10-28

CISA federal deadline in 14 daysCISA KEVActively Exploited
75

EVRS 75 of 100 Urgent

Patch This Cycle

Rank 1,369 of 2,979 tracked

Raised to the floor for a confirmed exploited vulnerability.

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Why it scores 75

Evidence available: 6 of 7 signals

Listed in the CISA KEV catalog, and an EPSS probability of 0.003.

  • CISA KEVApplied
  • RansomwareDid not apply
  • Vendor exploitationDid not apply
  • EPSSApplied
  • Microsoft Exploitability IndexNot applicable
  • Pre-patch disclosureNo data
  • KEV recencyApplied
  • CVSSApplied

The band answers “how soon”, not “how bad”. No data for: Pre-patch disclosure. Why some signals show no data

Fix

No fixed version identified yet

CISA required action

Affected versions

Broadcom / VMware ESX

Remediation

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.

Evidence

Each value with its source
MeasureValueSource
CVSS base scoreHow severe the flaw is in itself. It does not say how likely an attack is. 2.7 NVD
FIRST EPSSFIRST's estimate of the chance this is exploited in the next 30 days, and how that ranks against all CVEs. 0.003 (22.3rd pctl) FIRST EPSS
Actively exploitedWhether a source of record has confirmed attacks using it in the wild. Confirmed CISA KEV
Ransomware campaign useWhether CISA has seen ransomware operators use it. Unknown or none CISA KEV
CISA remediation deadlineThe date US federal agencies must have fixed or mitigated it. 2026-11-11 · CISA federal deadline in 14 days CISA KEV
Public exploit moduleA module existing is not the same as active exploitation. None known Metasploit
EUVD cross-referenceENISA's record: CVSS 2.7 (v3.1), assigned by vmware. Listed ENISA EUVD

Description

NVD

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

What CISA says to do