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CVE-2026-59309

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.

CVSS 9.8 · CriticalBuzz score 39.0

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Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 39.0

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 19.5 · diversity 19.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
19.5
6 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
19.5
6 sources across 3 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
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Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
6
within the 30d window
Peak daily
3
highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
6 source links · newest first
  • Broadcom patches vulnerabilities all over VMwareCSO Online

    VMware Cloud Foundation, VMware vSphere Foundation, VMware Telco Cloud Platform, and VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure CVE-2026-59309 affects the VMware Directory Service. According to Broadcom, this vulnerability could enable a malicious hacker to bypass authentication when accessing vCenter. The next vulnerability, CVE-2026-47876 , is an out-of-boun

    newswww.csoonline.comJul 31, 2026, 1:38 PM
  • https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38017support.broadcom.com

    No excerpt available.

    Vendor Advisorysupport.broadcom.comJul 30, 2026, 1:16 PM
  • Critical VMware vCenter Vulnerabilities Allow Authentication Bypass and Remote Code Execution (CVE-2026-59309, CVE-2026-59310)Rapid7

    oducts. Included in the advisory are two critical remotely exploitable vulnerabilities affecting VMware vCenter Server: CVE-2026-59309 and CVE-2026-59310. Both vulnerabilities carry CVSSv3.1 base scores of 9.8 and can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers with network access to a vulnerable vCenter Server. CVE CVSSv3.1 Description Summary CVE-2026-

    vendorwww.rapid7.comJul 30, 2026, 10:35 AM
  • Three Critical VMware Flaws Allow Auth Bypass, Code Execution, and VM EscapeThe Hacker News

    and Fusion, three of which have been designated as critical in severity. The first of the three critical-rated flaws is CVE-2026-59309 (CVSS score: 9.8), which has been described as an authentication bypass in VMware vCenter. "A malicious actor with network access to vCenter

    newsthehackernews.comJul 29, 2026, 3:31 PM
  • Broadcom Patches Critical VMware ESXi Vulnerability Enabling Host Code ExecutionSecurity Affairs

    Broadcom patched a critical VMware ESXi VM escape flaw (CVE-2026-47876) that could let attackers run code on the host from a compromised virtual machine. Broadcom has released patches to address five vulnerabilities affecting VMware ESXi, vCenter, Workstation, and Fusion, including three r

    newssecurityaffairs.comJul 29, 2026, 1:02 PM
  • Critical VM Escape Vulnerability Patched in VMware ESXiSecurityWeek

    , Workstation, and Fusion. Three of the vulnerabilities have been assigned a ‘critical’ severity rating. One of them is CVE-2026-47876, an out-of-bounds write issue in ESXi’s VMXNET3 virtual network adapter. An attacker with local admin privileges on a VM with this adapter can exploit it to execute arbitrary code on the host. CVE-2026-47876 has been de

    newswww.securityweek.comJul 29, 2026, 11:42 AM

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