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CVE-2026-41709 is an insufficient logging vulnerability in VMware ESX/ESXi. The flaw allows a malicious administrator to perform certain operations without those actions being recorded in audit or operational logs. The issue does not indicate direct memory corruption or code execution; instead, it weakens accountability and auditability within the hypervisor management plane by permitting some privileged actions to occur without corresponding log entries.
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A low-severity insufficient logging vulnerability in VMware ESX that allows certain administrator actions to go unrecorded, reducing audit and forensic visibility.
An insufficient logging vulnerability in VMware ESX that could allow a malicious administrator to perform certain operations without audit logging.
A high-severity VMware ESXi vulnerability that allows an administrator to perform certain actions without logging in.
A low-severity VMware ESXi vulnerability that allows an attacker with admin privileges to perform certain activities without logging.
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Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
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Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
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