Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-59310
Actively exploited
VMware Cloud FoundationVMware Telco Cloud InfrastructureVMware Telco Cloud PlatformVMware vCenterVMware vSphere Foundation
vCenter directory-traversal vulnerability
CVSS 3.1
9.8Critical
Official description
VMware vCenter contains a directory traversal vulnerability in the Syslog server. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8Critical | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (vmware) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | Cloud Foundation | 5.x | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | Cloud Foundation | 9.0.x.x | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | Cloud Foundation | 9.1.x.x | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | Telco Cloud Infrastructure | 3.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | Telco Cloud Platform | 3.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | Telco Cloud Platform | 4.x | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | Telco Cloud Platform | 5.0.x | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | Telco Cloud Platform | 5.1.x | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | vCenter | 8.0 ≤ v < 8.0 U3k | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | vCenter | 9.0.x.x ≤ v < 9.0.2.0100 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | vCenter | 9.1.x.x ≤ v < 9.1.0.0300 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | vSphere Foundation | 9.0.x.x | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| VMware | vSphere Foundation | 9.1.x.x | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
4- https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38017
- https://medium.com/@quirso_de/global-exploitation-of-cve-2026-59310-by-suspected-chinese-nexus-apt-related-cve-2026-59309-443a79e1466d third-party-advisory
- https://medium.com/@quirso_de/active-exploitation-of-cve-2026-59310-361-victim-ips-across-47-countries-9783187cc6ff third-party-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-59310 government-resource
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Details
- Published
- 2026-07-30
- Last updated
- 2026-09-12
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- vmware
- Kolun priority
- 90 · Critical
CISA KEV catalog
- Date added
- 2026-08-18
- Due date
- 2026-08-21
- Used in ransomware
- Yes
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
61.66%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
99.1%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
- 2026-11-0761.66%
- 2026-11-032.56%
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- Yes
- Exploitation
- Active
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')