{
    "id": "CVE-2026-59310",
    "published": "2026-07-30 13:16:53",
    "last_modified": "2026-08-19 04:17:24",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-22",
    "description": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.02565",
    "epss_percentile": "0.84499",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2026-08-21",
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:44:00",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2026-08-21."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "cloud_foundation"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "telco_cloud_infrastructure"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "telco_cloud_platform"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "vcenter_server"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "vsphere_foundation"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2026-59310",
        "date_added": "2026-08-18",
        "due_date": "2026-08-21",
        "vendor": "Broadcom",
        "product": "VMware vCenter",
        "name": "Broadcom VMware vCenter Path Traversal Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 1
    },
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "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"
    ]
}