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CVE-2026-59310 is a critical directory traversal vulnerability in the Syslog server component of VMware vCenter Server. The flaw allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker with network access to a reachable vCenter instance to traverse intended path restrictions and write attacker-controlled content into privileged locations on the underlying appliance. Reported exploitation details indicate the issue can be abused to place malformed cron content into root-executed locations, resulting in immediate non-interactive command execution as root on the vCenter Server Appliance. Because vCenter is the management plane for VMware virtual infrastructure, compromise of this component can expose the broader virtualization environment to follow-on compromise. The vulnerability is rated CVSS 3.1 9.8 and has been observed under active exploitation.
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A critical VMware vCenter Syslog Server path traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to achieve unauthenticated remote command execution as root, leading to persistent access, ESXi control, and ransomware deployment.
A critical VMware vCenter Syslog Server path traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to achieve unauthenticated remote command execution as root, making it a high-impact route to full compromise of vCenter and downstream ESXi infrastructure.
A critical directory traversal vulnerability in the VMware vCenter Syslog server that allows remote attackers with network access to vCenter to execute arbitrary code.
A critical directory traversal vulnerability in the VMware vCenter Syslog Server that allows unauthenticated root-level code execution on the vCenter appliance.
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