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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| VMware | VCenter | 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 |
| VMware | Telco Cloud Platform | Versions 3.0, 4.x, 5.1.x, 5.0.x |
| VMware | VSphere Foundation | Versions 9.0.x.x, 9.1.x.x |
| VMware | Cloud Foundation | Versions 9.1.x.x, 9.0.x.x, 5.x |
| VMware | Telco Cloud Infrastructure | Version 3.0 |
| Vmware | Vcenter 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
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- CISA KEV catalog
- https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38017
- https://medium.com/@quirso_de/active-exploitation-of-cve-2026-59310-361-victim-ips-across-47-countries-9783187cc6ff
- https://medium.com/@quirso_de/global-exploitation-of-cve-2026-59310-by-suspected-chinese-nexus-apt-related-cve-2026-59309-443a79e1466d
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-59310