CVE-2026-59310

criticalpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEU KEV · ENISAEPSS 0.026 · 85 %ileexploit · PoCDEEUNLRUUS
grimoire priorityP0 · Act now
Exploitable?
Yes · in the wild
CISA KEV · 4 exploits · PoC
Likely / severe?
2.56% (85th) 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

added 2026-08-18remediate by 2026-08-21

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.

EU KEVflagged by ENISAreported 2026-08-10patched 2026-08-03APT

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Syslog server. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code.

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

Broadcom VMware vCenter Path Traversal Vulnerability

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.

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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
02

ssvc

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

Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-22USCWE-22US
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exploits (4)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

05

affected products (34)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 34
06

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.

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also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundncsc_nlNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2026-07-30modified 2026-08-21
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references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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