vCenter directory-traversal vulnerability
CVSS score
9.8
EPSS probability
%2.6
Risk score
0.5
Published
2 mo ago
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.
Impact on My Inventory
Only the personal products you have added to your account are assessed; an organisation's inventory does not appear here.
Checking session…
Vulnerability description
DayBreach CVE AI Research
CVE-2026-59310 has vendor, distribution, patch and security-source records on file. We can compare them and prepare an explanation linked to the evidence.
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.
IMPACT: Affected Products and Software
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-59310 vulnerability. Where our threat engine knows the exact affected versions, they are listed below.
| ID | VENDOR | PRODUCT | ACTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vmware | cloud foundation | View |
| 2 | vmware | vSphere Foundation | View |
| 3 | vmware | vCenter | View |
| 4 | vmware | telco cloud infrastructure | View |
| 5 | vmware | telco cloud platform | View |
| 6 | vmware | vCenter Server | View |
| 7 | vmware | vCenter Server | View |
| 8 | vmware | telco cloud infrastructure | View |
| 9 | vmware | telco cloud platform | View |
| 10 | vmware | vCenter Server | View |
| 11 | vmware | vCenter Server | View |
| 12 | vmware | cloud foundation | View |
| 13 | vmware | vSphere Foundation | View |
| 14 | broadcom | VMware vCenter | View |
RED HAT CSAF/VEX: Product Impact Check
SCORING: CVSS from Multiple Sources
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardised framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and display CVSS scores from several sources for each CVE.
| SCORE | VERSION | SEVERITY | VECTOR | SOURCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | CVSS V31 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD |
| 9.8 | CVSS V3_1 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CVE CNA |
Patch and Remediation Guide
Solution & Remediation Advisory
Resmî yama doğrulanamadı; geçici azaltım veya workaround mevcut.
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.
Public exploit and active exploitation status
Verified exploit intelligence
This CVE is marked as actively exploited in the CISA KEV catalogue, but no verified, downloadable public PoC or Metasploit module has been found yet. Evidence of active exploitation does not mean that public exploit code exists.
Weakness Classification and Attack Patterns (CWE & CAPEC)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorises the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-59310 is associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-59310 weaknesses.
Attack Vector and Accessibility
Official Sources and Advisories
Similar Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability in N/a VMware vCenter Server And VMware Cloud Foundation
Vulnerability in N/a VMware vCenter Server
Code injection in Spring By Pivotal Spring Framework
mod_proxy SSRF
Vulnerability in N/a VMware ESXi
spring-framework: RCE via Data Binding on JDK 9+
Get this vulnerability through the API
Affected products, version ranges, exploitation status and patch information in a single request, with a free key.
curl -H "x-api-key: $DAYBREACH_API_KEY" \ "https://api.enginteksut.com.tr/api/v1/intel/cves/CVE-2026-59310"