CVE-2026-59310

CVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL
Used in ransomware
Known ransomware association per CISA
Exploited in the wild
Remediation overdue by 35 days
EPSS p64
Higher than 64% of all CVEs — moderate exploitation risk.
No patch reference
No patch/mitigation in references

Published 7/30/2026 · updated 8/14/2026 · CWE-22

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Summary

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.

CVSS 9.8 — CRITICAL

9.8 / 10
  • AV: Network
  • AC: Low complexity
  • PR: No privileges
  • UI: No user interaction
  • S: Scope unchanged
  • C: Confidentiality: High
  • I: Integrity: High
  • A: Availability: High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS exploitation probability

1.1%

Percentile p64 — Higher than 64% of all CVEs — moderate exploitation risk.

Timeline

  1. Jul 30, 2026 · Disclosed / published in NVD
  2. Aug 14, 2026 · Intel last updated
  3. Aug 18, 2026 · Added to CISA KEV catalog
  4. Aug 21, 2026 · CISA remediation deadline

Intel sources

Which upstream feeds returned data for this CVE, and when they were last fetched.

  • NVD· 41 days ago
  • CVE.org· 41 days ago
  • FIRST EPSS· 41 days ago
  • CISA KEV· 12 days ago
  • OSV· 41 days ago

Listed in CISA KEV

Added 2026-08-18 · Remediation overdue by 35 days · used in known ransomware campaigns.

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