CVE-2026-59310
Broadcom VMware vCenter Path Traversal Vulnerability
IN CISA KEV
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.
- Vendor
- Broadcom
- Product
- VMware vCenter
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 (critical), scored by security@vmware.comCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-22
- Published
- 2026-07-30
- NVD modified
- 2026-08-19
- NVD status
- Analyzed
CISA KEV
- Date added
- 2026-08-18
- Due date
- 2026-08-21
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Required action
- 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.
EPSS
2.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (percentile 84th)
FIRST EPSS, updated 17 Oct 2026. About EPSS
CVSS is severity, EPSS is likelihood, KEV means already exploited. EPSS is a statistical probability, not a certainty: a low score does not make a bug safe, and a high one does not prove it is being exploited.
References
- support.broadcom.com (Vendor Advisory)
- medium.com (Third Party Advisory)
- medium.com (Third Party Advisory)
- www.cisa.gov (US Government Resource)
Data last updated 18 Oct 2026. Sources: NVD API 2.0, CISA KEV catalog, FIRST EPSS. Links: NVD, CISA KEV. Metadata only. ThreatWire does not host exploit code.