critical Known exploitedREV. 01
CVE-2026-59310VMware vCenter — Syslog Server Directory Traversal
A directory traversal flaw in the vCenter Syslog server lets an attacker who can reach vCenter over the network escape the intended directory and execute arbitrary code on the appliance, with no credentials or user interaction required.
Read the risk
THE VITAL STATS- CVSS score
- 9.8/ 10 CVSS v3.1
- EPSS probability
- 50% Likelihood of exploitation
- Attack complexity
- Low Conditions needed to exploit
- Known exploited
- Yes — CISA KEV
- CVE published
- 2026-07-30
- Added to KEV
- 2026-08-18
- Exploit published
- Not recorded
- Confidence
- high
- Kill chain
- initial access
- MITRE ATT&CK
- T1190
- Severity
- critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attacker needsNetwork access to vCenter; no credentials needed
Behind the card
5 REFERENCES- 01CVE recordNVD recordnvd.nist.gov
- 02CISACISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogcisa.gov
- 03Vendor advisorysupport.broadcom.comsupport.broadcom.com
- 04Writeupmedium.commedium.com
- 05Writeupmedium.commedium.com
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +
Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.
| Fields | Source | Retrieved | Extractor | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_at | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-21 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_added | cisa.gov | 2026-09-21 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| epss | api.first.org | 2026-09-21 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisites | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-21 | claude-code | high |
Printing history
THE RECORD- r1Initial base card
First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.