VMware vCenter RCE Gives Attackers a Path From One Appliance to Entire Virtual Infrastructure

Gbhackers •Mayura Kathir • August 18, 2026

A critical VMware vCenter vulnerability is being actively exploited in a fast-moving campaign that turns a single exposed management appliance into a launch point for broad virtual-infrastructure compromise. Incident responders at QUIRSO linked the activity to exploitation of CVE-2026-59310, while identifying a separate, possibly unrelated track involving CVE-2026-59309. CVE-2026-59310 is a directory-traversal vulnerability in the […]

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Active Exploitation of VMware vCenter Path Traversal Vulnerability CVE-2026-59310 A critical vulnerability in VMware vCenter, tracked as CVE-2026-59310, is being actively exploited, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via a path traversal flaw in the Syslog Server. This vulnerability, disclosed on July 30, 2026, was added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog on August 18, 2026. Attackers are leveraging this flaw to gain full control over virtual infrastructures, with reports indicating at least 361 affected IP addresses. The exploitation escalated rapidly, with a public proof of concept released on August 17, 2026. A separate vulnerability, CVE-2026-59309, has also been identified but is considered possibly unrelated. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued warnings regarding the ongoing exploitation. Organizations using affected VMware vCenter deployments are urged to take immediate action to mitigate risks. 4 sources 77

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VMware vCenter RCE Gives Attackers a Path From One Appliance to Entire Virtual Infrastructure

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