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CVE-2026-59310

Broadcom VMware vCenter Path Traversal Vulnerability

Exploited in the wild

This vulnerability is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2026-08-18. Federal due date: 2026-08-21.

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

Broadcom VMware vCenter contains a path traversal vulnerability which could allow a threat actor with network access to vCenter to execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
VMwareVCenter
from 9.1.x.x before 9.1.0.0300
from 9.0.x.x before 9.0.2.0100
Version 8.0 <8.0 U3k
VMwareTelco Cloud Platform
Versions 3.0, 4.x, 5.1.x, 5.0.x
VMwareVSphere Foundation
Versions 9.0.x.x, 9.1.x.x
VMwareCloud Foundation
Versions 9.1.x.x, 9.0.x.x, 5.x
VMwareTelco Cloud Infrastructure
Version 3.0
VmwareVcenter Server
before 8.0
from 9.0 before 9.0.2.0100
from 9.1 before 9.1.0.0300
Version 8.0

Weakness classification

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