CVE-2026-59310

critical

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.

References

https://medium.com/@quirso_de/global-exploitation-of-cve-2026-59310-by-suspected-chinese-nexus-apt-related-cve-2026-59309-443a79e1466d

https://medium.com/@quirso_de/active-exploitation-of-cve-2026-59310-361-victim-ips-across-47-countries-9783187cc6ff

https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-urges-immediate-patching-of-exploited-microsoft-vmware-apple-vulnerabilities/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/critical-macos-sharepoint-vcenter-and.html

https://securityaffairs.com/197490/hacking/u-s-cisa-adds-apple-macos-microsoft-sharepoint-broadcom-vmware-vcenter-and-microsoft-ike-flaws-to-its-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog.html

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/08/18/cisa-adds-four-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/suspected-china-nexus-actor-exploits.html

https://www.securityweek.com/critical-vmware-vcenter-vulnerability-in-attackers-crosshairs/

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/vcenter-cve-2026-59310-exploited/

https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/global-threat-campaign-critical-vmware-vcenter-flaw

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-vmware-vcenter-rce-flaw-exploited-for-reverse-ssh-access/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/attackers-exploit-vmware-vcenter.html

https://docs.cloud.google.com/support/bulletins/index#gcp-2026-051

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vmware-fixes-three-critical-flaws-allowing-auth-bypass-vm-escapes/

https://www.securityweek.com/critical-vm-escape-vulnerability-patched-in-vmware-esxi/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/three-critical-vmware-flaws-allow-auth.html

https://securityaffairs.com/196231/security/broadcom-patches-critical-vmware-esxi-vulnerability-enabling-host-code-execution.html

https://docs.cloud.google.com/support/bulletins/index#gcp-2026-050

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-59310

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38017

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-07-30

Updated: 2026-08-19

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical

Vulnerability Watch

Tenable Research has classified this CVE under the following Vulnerability Watch classification, which includes active and historical (inactive) classifications. You can learn more about these classifications on our blog.

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