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Attackers Exploit VMware vCenter Vulnerability to Gain Persistent Remote Access

Threat actors are actively exploiting CVE-2026-59310, a critical directory-traversal vulnerability in Broadcom VMware vCenter with a CVSS score of 9.8. The flaw allows attackers with network access to execute arbitrary code and gain persistent remote access to vCenter servers, though patches have been released.

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August 12, 2026 · 1 min read

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Threat actors have begun to actively exploit a recently patched critical security flaw in Broadcom VMware vCenter, according to new findings from QUIRSO. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-59310 (CVSS score: 9.8), a directory-traversal vulnerability in the VMware vCenter server that a malicious actor with network access can exploit to execute arbitrary code. Patches for the flaw were

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