Stored XSS in VMware Cloud Foundation Operations
CVE-2026-41723 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting VMware Cloud Foundation Operations. According to the provided advisory content, the product contains multiple stored XSS flaws that can be triggered by a malicious actor who has privileges to create policies, views, or text widgets. By injecting malicious script content into these stored objects, the attacker can cause the script to execute later in another user's browser when the affected content is rendered in the VMware Cloud Foundation Operations interface. The available description indicates that successful exploitation can be used to perform administrative actions within VMware Cloud Foundation Operations.
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A stored XSS vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation Operations that could allow a malicious actor with privileges to create policies, views, or text-widgets to inject scripts and perform administrative actions.
A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation Operations that could allow an authenticated low-privileged actor to inject scripts and perform administrative actions.
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