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CVE-2026-59310

CVE-2026-59310CRITICAL

VMware Cloud Foundation — vCenter directory-traversal vulnerability

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  H  H  H    9.8   .0256   84.6   YES

AFFECTED
  Product                     Versions   Fixed
  Cloud Foundation            9.1.x.x –  —
  vSphere Foundation          9.1.x.x –  —
  vCenter                     9.1.x.x –  —
  Telco Cloud Infrastructure  3.0 –      —
  Telco Cloud Platform        5.1.x –    —

TIMELINE
  Jul 4   Reserved by vmware
  Jul 30  Published (CNA: vmware)
  Aug 18  ADDED TO KEV — CVE-2026-59310 (VMware Cloud Foundation). Remediation due August 21, 2026.
  Aug 22  DUE DATE PASSED — CVE-2026-59310 (VMware Cloud Foundation). CISA remediation deadline was August 21, 2026; still in catalog.

CWE-22 · CNA: vmware · CVSS v3.1 · 4 references · NVD status: Analyzed · KEV due August 21, 2026

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
July 4, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by vmware
July 30, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: vmware)
August 18, 2026	KEV ADDED	ADDED TO KEV — CVE-2026-59310 (VMware Cloud Foundation). Remediation due August 21, 2026.
August 22, 2026	DUE DATE PASSED	DUE DATE PASSED — CVE-2026-59310 (VMware Cloud Foundation). CISA remediation deadline was August 21, 2026; still in catalog.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 5 rows
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
VMware	Cloud Foundation	—	9.1.x.x	—
VMware	vSphere Foundation	—	9.1.x.x	—
VMware	vCenter	—	9.1.x.x	—
VMware	Telco Cloud Infrastructure	—	3.0	—
VMware	Telco Cloud Platform	—	5.1.x	—

Weaknesses

CWE-22

References (4)

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-59310 at cve.org

Vendors: vmware

Weaknesses: CWE-22

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-59310 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Sunday, October 4, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.