CVSS 3.1
9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2026-59310
Critical (9.8) in Broadcom VMware vCenter. In CISA KEV since 2026-08-18, with known ransomware use. EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Severity
- EPSS
- 2.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 85% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CISA KEV
- listed 2026-08-18, due 2026-08-21, known ransomware use
- CWE
- CWE-22
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- vmware:vcenter_server
References
- https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38017
- https://medium.com/@quirso_de/active-exploitation-of-cve-2026-59310-361-victim-ips-across-47-countries-9783187cc6ff
- https://medium.com/@quirso_de/global-exploitation-of-cve-2026-59310-by-suspected-chinese-nexus-apt-related-cve-2026-59309-443a79e1466d
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-59310