CVE-2026-59310
9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | Cloud Foundation | 9.1.x.x | affected |
| VMware | Cloud Foundation | 9.0.x.x | affected |
| VMware | Cloud Foundation | 5.x | affected |
| VMware | vSphere Foundation | 9.1.x.x | affected |
| VMware | vSphere Foundation | 9.0.x.x | affected |
| VMware | vCenter | 9.1.x.x < 9.1.0.0300 | affected |
| VMware | vCenter | 9.0.x.x < 9.0.2.0100 | affected |
| VMware | vCenter | 8.0 < 8.0 U3k | affected |
| VMware | Telco Cloud Infrastructure | 3.0 | affected |
| VMware | Telco Cloud Platform | 5.1.x | affected |
| VMware | Telco Cloud Platform | 5.0.x | affected |
| VMware | Telco Cloud Platform | 4.x | affected |
| VMware | Telco Cloud Platform | 3.0 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: active
- Automatable: yes
- Technical Impact: total
Additional References
- https://medium.com/@quirso_de/global-exploitation-of-cve-2026-59310-by-suspected-chinese-nexus-apt-related-cve-2026-59309-443a79e1466d
- https://medium.com/@quirso_de/active-exploitation-of-cve-2026-59310-361-victim-ips-across-47-countries-9783187cc6ff
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-59310
References
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