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TI-2025-16131 Aliases CVE-2025-22220GHSA-m777-hj92-cw6q

VMware Aria Operations for Logs broken access control vulnerability (CVE-2025-22220)

Priority LOW 26CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

VMware Aria Operations for Logs contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges and network access to Aria Operations for Logs API may be able to perform certain operations in the context of an admin user.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00322 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed VMware Aria Operations for Logs (VMware): 8.18.3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
VMwareVMware Aria Operations for Logs8.x to before 8.18.38.18.3Patch availableCNA
  • VMware Aria Operations for Logs VendorVMware Affected 8.x to before 8.18.3 Fixed in 8.18.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:aria_operations_for_logs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 to before 8.18.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 – 5.2VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:aria_operations_for_logs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 to before 8.18.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 – 5.2 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA VMware Aria Operations for Logs (VMware) Fixed in 8.18.3

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    VMware Aria Operations for Logs 8.18.3

    4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-16130 VMware Aria Operations for Logs stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CVE-2025-22219)Priority MEDIUM 42
    • TI-2025-16129 VMware Aria Operations for Logs information disclosure vulnerabilityPriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2025-16132 VMware Aria Operations for Logs stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CVE-2025-22221)Priority LOW 24
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-22220
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m777-hj92-cw6q

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-07283 Deserialization of untrusted data in VMware Aria Operations for Logs CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-16917 Incorrect authorization in VMware Aria Operations for Logs CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-16130 VMware Aria Operations for Logs stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CVE-2025-22219) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2025-16129 VMware Aria Operations for Logs information disclosure vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2023-07284 Command injection in VMware Aria Operations for Logs CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2023-16918 Deserialization of untrusted data in VMware Aria Operations for Logs CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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