CVE-2026-59309: vCenter authentication-bypass vulnerability
Critical · CVSS 9.8 (CVSS 3.1)EPSS 0.61%, 49th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: vmware
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.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · CWE-303
Tracked companies
Mapped from the CVE’s affected-product data, NVD CPE matches, vendor advisories or package feeds. A mapping means the vendor’s software is named, not that its hosted service was exposed.
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
VMware: Cloud FoundationVMware: Telco Cloud InfrastructureVMware: Telco Cloud PlatformVMware: vCenterVMware: vSphere Foundation
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvis… (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)