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CVE-2026-41709

Low2.7CISA KEV — exploited in the wild

Cloud Foundation: ESX insufficient logging vulnerabilitytitle from the CVE record

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

CVSS
2.7v3.1
EPSS (exploit probability)
0.3%22th pct
CISA KEV
Listed

EPSS trendFIRST daily scores, last 90 days

FIRST EPSS held steady from 0.3% on 2026-09-27 to 0.3% on 2026-10-28, ranging 0.3%–0.3% across 31 daily scores.
2026-09-27 → 2026-10-28 · 31 days · 0.3%–0.3%
Daily values
FIRST EPSS daily scores for this CVE
Score dateEPSSPercentile
2026-10-280.3%22.3%
2026-10-270.3%22.2%
2026-10-260.3%22.2%
2026-10-250.3%22.1%
2026-10-240.3%21.3%
2026-10-230.3%21.2%
2026-10-220.3%21.2%
2026-10-210.3%21.1%
2026-10-200.3%21.0%
2026-10-190.3%21.0%
2026-10-180.3%20.9%
2026-10-170.3%20.9%
2026-10-160.3%20.9%
2026-10-150.3%20.8%
2026-10-140.3%20.8%
2026-10-130.3%20.7%
2026-10-120.3%20.6%
2026-10-110.3%20.6%
2026-10-100.3%20.6%
2026-10-090.3%20.5%
2026-10-080.3%20.5%
2026-10-070.3%20.5%
2026-10-060.3%20.4%
2026-10-050.3%20.3%
2026-10-040.3%20.3%
2026-10-030.3%20.3%
2026-10-020.3%20.3%
2026-10-010.3%20.2%
2026-09-300.3%20.2%
2026-09-290.3%20.1%
2026-09-270.3%20.1%

CISA KEV entrycatalogue 2026.10.28

Date added
2026-10-28
Federal due date
2026-11-11
Known ransomware use
Unknown

Required action

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.

Verbatim from the CISA KEV catalogue (CISA KEV, fetched 2026-10-28 22:23 UTC). The due date applies to US federal agencies under BOD 22-01.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Why it happened and what stops it

The weakness (CWE)

Coverage1 article

References

Facts sourced from NVD, FIRST EPSS, and CISA KEV. Last synced 2026-10-28 22:23 UTC.

  • CVSS & description: NVD 2.0, fetched 2026-10-28 20:23 UTC
  • EPSS: FIRST EPSS, fetched 2026-10-28 22:23 UTC; score date 2026-10-28
  • KEV: CISA KEV, fetched 2026-10-28 22:23 UTC