VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-59309

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability0.61%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-07-30
Last modified2026-08-25
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

VMware vCenter contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the VMware Directory Service. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter may exploit this issue to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to the system.

Weakness classification

  • security@vmware.com: CWE-303

Primary references