CVE-2026-59310: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in VMware Cloud Foundation
VMware vCenter contains a directory traversal vulnerability in the Syslog server. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code.
CVE-2026-59310: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in VMware Cloud Foundation
Description
VMware vCenter contains a directory traversal vulnerability in the Syslog server. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.8critical
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- vmware
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-04T18:13:57.026Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a6b49199c2644c7f816bfe1
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 12:52:41 UTC
Last updated: 07/30/2026, 12:52:41 UTC
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