Broadcom VMware vCenter Path Traversal Vulnerability
CVE-2026-59310 Exploited
Broadcom VMware vCenter contains a path traversal vulnerability which could allow a threat actor with network access to vCenter to execute arbitrary code.
Being exploited in the wild
Catalogued 18 August 2026 · US federal remediation deadline 21 August 2026 · Known use in ransomware campaigns
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Exploit code is also public: Public PoC
- Public PoCchu0119/vc-strike17 stars
- Public PoCzgsfsec/CVE-2026-59310-POC8 stars
- Public PoCBiuTrap/CVE-2026-593102 stars
- Public PoCvpxuser/CVE-2026-593101 stars
- Public PoCHORKimhab/CVE-2026-59310
Assessment
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
- Severity
- Unscored
- Known exploited
- Yes — listed in the CISA KEV catalog
- Exploit availability
- CISA KEV, Public PoC
- Published
- 18 August 2026
- Last updated
- 18 August 2026
- Affected
- Broadcom · VMware vCenter
- Weakness
- CWE-22
At the source
References
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