CVE-2026-59310

critical VMware ⚠️ CISA KEV — Exploited in the Wild
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
1.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 36% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: July 30, 2026 (38 days ago)
Last Modified: August 19, 2026
Vendor: VMware
Source: NVD

⚠️ CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Added to KEV: 2026-08-18
Remediation Due: 2026-08-21 (⚠ 17d overdue)

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.

CWE

CWE-22

Affected Products

vmware vcenter server

References

🔗 support.broadcom.com 🔗 medium.com 🔗 medium.com 🔗 www.cisa.gov