CVE-2026-59309

criticalpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.006 · 49 %ileDEEUNLRUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.61% (49th) EPSS

CVSS 9.8 · critical

Is it mine?

34 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

VMware vCenter contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the VMware Directory Service. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter may exploit this issue to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to the system.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.19.8criticalAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · security@vmware.comexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · NCSC-NL NL

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-303USCWE-303US

affected products (34)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Google Cloud Platformall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:google:cloud_platform:-
VMware ESXiall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:vmware:esxi:-
VMware Fusionall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:vmware:fusion:-
VMware Workstationall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:vmware:workstation:-
VMware vCenter Server (VirtualCenter)all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:vmware:vcenter_server:-
VMware Cloud Foundation≤ 5.xenisa_euvdEU
VMware Cloud Foundation≤ 9.0.x.xenisa_euvdEU
VMware Cloud Foundation≤ 9.1.x.xenisa_euvdEU
VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure≤ 3.0enisa_euvdEU
VMware Telco Cloud Platform≤ 5.0.xenisa_euvdEU
VMware Telco Cloud Platform≤ 5.1.xenisa_euvdEU
VMware Telco Cloud Platform≤ 3.0enisa_euvdEU
VMware Telco Cloud Platform≤ 4.xenisa_euvdEU
VMware vCenter8.0 → 8.0 U3kenisa_euvdEU
VMware vCenter9.0.x.x → 9.0.2.0100enisa_euvdEU
VMware vCenter9.1.x.x → 9.1.0.0300enisa_euvdEU
VMware vSphere Foundation≤ 9.1.x.xenisa_euvdEU
VMware vSphere Foundation≤ 9.0.x.xenisa_euvdEU
Broadcom Inc. VMware Cloud Foundation≤ 9.0.2.0100fstec_bduRU
Broadcom Inc. VMware Cloud Foundation≤ 9.1.0.0200fstec_bduRU

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2026-0269Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in VMware productenNL2026-07-29csaf · ncsc_nlNL
VMware heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in VMware vCenter en VMware ESX producten.
WID-SEC-W-2026-2569VMware Produkte: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-07-28csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in VMware ESXi, VMware vCenter Server, VMware Workstation und VMware Fusion ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service zuverursachen, Informationen offenzulegen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen und Code auszuführen.

also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund ncsc_nl NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2026-07-30modified 2026-08-25

references (3)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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