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CVE-2026-59310

CRITICAL CISA KEV

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.

Published: Jul 30, 2026 Modified: Aug 19, 2026
CWE-22

CVSS Metrics

CVSSv3
Attack Vector: NETWORK Attack Complexity: LOW Privileges Required: NONE User Interaction: NONE Scope: UNCHANGED Confidentiality Impact: HIGH Integrity Impact: HIGH Availability Impact: HIGH

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

Affected Products (29)

Vendor Product Version
vmware vcenter_server * < 8.0
vmware vcenter_server 8.0
vmware vcenter_server 8.0
vmware vcenter_server 8.0
vmware vcenter_server 8.0
vmware vcenter_server 8.0
vmware vcenter_server 8.0
vmware vcenter_server 8.0
vmware vcenter_server 8.0
vmware vcenter_server 8.0
vmware vcenter_server 8.0
vmware vcenter_server 8.0
vmware vcenter_server 8.0
vmware vcenter_server 8.0
vmware vcenter_server 8.0
vmware vcenter_server 8.0
vmware vcenter_server 8.0
vmware vcenter_server 8.0
vmware vcenter_server 8.0
vmware vcenter_server 8.0

…and 9 more

GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-v2gp-49gj-2c9f

VMware vCenter contains a directory traversal vulnerability in the Syslog server. A malicious...

Risk Scores

CVSS Score 9.8 / 10
EPSS Score 2.41%

Top 17% most likely to be exploited

Threat Score 69.9 / 100

CISA Known Exploited

Date Added: 2026-08-18
Due Date: 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.

Data Sources

NVD CISA KEV EPSS GitHub