# CVE-2026-41709: Broadcom VMWare ESX Insufficient Logging

> A malicious administrator can perform operations without them being logged, bypassing audit trails in VMware ESX environments.

- **Severity:** Low 2.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 28 Oct 2026 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 29 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vpqj-56x2-gp9p

## What is CVE-2026-41709?

CVE-2026-41709 is a low-severity vulnerability in Vmware Esxi, published on 30 Jul 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

Weakness: CWE-778 (Insufficient Logging)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-41709?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vmware Esxi.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-41709?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-41709 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 11 Nov 2026.

## Is CVE-2026-41709 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2026-41709 in the wild since at least 28 Oct 2026.

## Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Esxi

- [CVE-2019-5521](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5521/): Information disclosure in VMware ESXi (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2024-22252](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22252/): Use-after-free vulnerability (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2020-3955](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3955/): Cross-site scripting in ESXi (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-4573](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4573/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2019-5527](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5527/): Use after free in ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, VMRC and Horizon Client (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-41709 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-41709 is a low-severity vulnerability in Vmware Esxi, published on 30 Jul 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2026-41709 in the wild since at least 28 Oct 2026.

Affected product: Vmware Esxi. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-41709/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-41709/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41709
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41709
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41709

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-41709/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.