CVE-2026-59310 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Vmware	Cloud Foundation Telco Cloud Infrastructure Telco Cloud Platform Vcenter Vsphere Foundation

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Vendors	Products
Vmware	Cloud Foundation Telco Cloud Infrastructure Telco Cloud Platform Vcenter Vsphere Foundation

References

Link	Providers
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38017

History

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Vmware Vmware cloud Foundation Vmware telco Cloud Infrastructure Vmware telco Cloud Platform Vmware vcenter Vmware vsphere Foundation
Vendors & Products		Vmware Vmware cloud Foundation Vmware telco Cloud Infrastructure Vmware telco Cloud Platform Vmware vcenter Vmware vsphere Foundation

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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.
Title		vCenter directory-traversal vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-22
References		https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38017
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published: 2026-07-30T12:19:25.296Z

Updated: 2026-07-30T12:28:20.696Z

Reserved: 2026-07-04T18:13:57.026Z

Link: CVE-2026-59310

Vulnrichment

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NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T13:59:43Z

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