---
id: CVE-2026-59310
title: vCenter directory-traversal vulnerability
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."
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: VMware
product: Cloud Foundation
affected:
  - cloud_foundation 9.1.x.x
  - cloud_foundation 9.0.x.x
  - cloud_foundation 5.x
  - vsphere_foundation 9.1.x.x
  - vsphere_foundation 9.0.x.x
  - vCenter >= 9.1.x.x < 9.1.0.0300
  - vCenter >= 9.0.x.x < 9.0.2.0100
  - vCenter >= 8.0 < 8.0 U3k
  - telco_cloud_infrastructure 3.0
  - telco_cloud_platform 5.1.x
  - telco_cloud_platform 5.0.x
  - telco_cloud_platform 4.x
  - telco_cloud_platform 3.0
ssvc:
  exploitation: active
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-07-29T00:00:00+00:00'
exploited: true
exploitAvailable: true
published: '2026-07-30'
updated: '2026-09-12'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-12T03:55:18.047Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-59310'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38017
tags:
  - cve.org
  - in-the-wild
  - exploit-available
  - kev
epss: 0.02565
epssPercentile: 0.84449
kev: true
kevDateAdded: '2026-08-18'
kevDueDate: '2026-08-21'
kevRansomware: true
exploits:
  github: 2
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/HORKimhab/CVE-2026-59310'
    - 'https://github.com/BiuTrap/CVE-2026-59310'
  checkedAt: '2026-09-25T08:21:05.267Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T15:23:07.483Z'
---

## Overview

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

- `cloud_foundation 9.1.x.x`
- `cloud_foundation 9.0.x.x`
- `cloud_foundation 5.x`
- `vsphere_foundation 9.1.x.x`
- `vsphere_foundation 9.0.x.x`
- `vCenter >= 9.1.x.x < 9.1.0.0300`
- `vCenter >= 9.0.x.x < 9.0.2.0100`
- `vCenter >= 8.0 < 8.0 U3k`
- `telco_cloud_infrastructure 3.0`
- `telco_cloud_platform 5.1.x`
- `telco_cloud_platform 5.0.x`
- `telco_cloud_platform 4.x`
- `telco_cloud_platform 3.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.