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

- Exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2026-10-28
- Published: 2026-07-30
- CVSS: 2.7 LOW (v3.1)
- EPSS: 0.7% (53th percentile)
- CWE: CWE-778

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

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | No public claim | — | — |
| AWS | No public claim | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | No public claim | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | No public claim | — | — |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | No public claim | — | — |

## Social

2 posts seen since 2026-11-02.

- x 2026-11-02: Low CVSS score, real attacks. VMware ESXi CVE-2026-41709 (2.7) is on CISA's exploited list: it lets an ESXi admin act without being logged. CrowdStrike says Warp Panda used it at US orgs, incl. law firms. Patch, and send logs off-host.  #infosec https://t.co/L75GJo4uc3 (https://x.com/EvergreenCS117/status/2117390388415824235)
- x 2026-11-02: VMware ESX: CVE-2026-41709 entrou no KEV da CISA. A falha deixa operações de admin sem registro e foi usada como zero-day pelo Warp Panda. Prazo federal 11/11.  Briefing completo: https://t.co/QFLa1oIV2U  #KEV #VMware #DSB (https://x.com/DSBriefing/status/2117390177635061836)

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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