Vulnerability
CVE-2026-59310
VMware vCenter Server: unauthenticated path traversal leading to code execution
Most severe levelDEFCON 2 · Severe risk
Official data
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 · critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- EPSS
- 2.57% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of CVEs
- CISA KEV catalogue
- Yes, since 18 August 2026 · used in ransomware campaigns
Sources: NVD (CVSS, weakness, publication), FIRST (EPSS), CISA (KEV catalogue).
Data read on 4 November 2026.
Timeline
- 30 July 2026Published on NVD
- 31 July 2026First in the DefenceLevel briefing
- 18 August 2026Added to the CISA KEV catalogue
In DefenceLevel briefings5 days
- 29 October 2026Other exploited vulnerabilitiesDEFCON 4
- 21 August 2026Still ongoingDEFCON 3
- 20 August 2026Still ongoingDEFCON 3
- 19 August 2026New in the last 24 hoursDEFCON 2
- 31 July 2026New in the last 24 hoursDEFCON 4
Last 12 months.
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