CVE-2026-59310: Broadcom VMware vCenter Path Traversal Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Broadcom VMware vCenter contains a path traversal vulnerability which could allow a threat actor with network access to vCenter to execute arbitrary code.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- VMware vCenter contains a path traversal vulnerability enabling remote code execution via network access.
- Who is affected
- VMware vCenter instances accessible over the network.
- Urgency
- Critical; actively exploited vulnerability allowing code execution on infrastructure management platform.
- Action
- Apply the latest VMware vCenter security patch immediately.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59310
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2026-59310Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 83% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-59310 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- unknownexploitedVMware security advisory (AV26-763) – Update 1cccs
- highexploitedCISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalogcisa
- unknownexploitedVMWare Products Multiple Vulnerabilitieshkcert
- high[NEW] [high] VMware Products: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund
- criticalCVE-2026-59310: VMware vCenter contains a directory traversal vulnerability in the Syslog server. A malicious …nvd
- unknownMultiple Vulnerabilities in VMware Products (July 30, 2026)cert-fr-avis
- unknownNCSC-2026-0269 [1.01] [M/H] Vulnerabilities fixed in VMware productsncsc-nl
Recent advisories for Broadcom VMware vCenter
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- criticalexploitedCVE-2024-37079: Broadcom VMware vCenter Server Out-of-bounds Write Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2026-01-23
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