Attackers Exploit VMware vCenter Vulnerability to Gain Persistent Remote Access

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  • Original (extern): Link oeffnen
  • Veroeffentlicht: 2026-08-12 09:01 UTC
  • Importiert: 2026-08-20 05:23 UTC
  • CVSS: 9.8
  • Quelle-ID: thn_global
  • uid_hash: 180b48c6dd99182fe89652b546fcbc6d75da9250e0415a17d5803cc3a3a6bf64
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Threat actors have begun to actively exploit a recently patched critical security flaw in Broadcom VMware vCenter, according to new findings from QUIRSO.

The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-59310 (CVSS score: 9.8), a directory-traversal vulnerability in the VMware vCenter server that a malicious actor with network access can exploit to execute arbitrary code. Patches for the flaw were

Verknuepfte CVEs

CVE-ID Severity (Quelle) CVSS (Quelle) Severity (CVE.org) CVSS (CVE.org) EPSS EPSS-Pctl Veroeffentlicht (CVE.org)

CVE-2026-59310

CRITICAL

9.8

CRITICAL

9.8

2026-07-30

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