CVE•Published 2026-07-30•Modified 2026-08-19•2 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-59310Vmware · Vcenter_server
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
64
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 36% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
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.
Timeline
Published 2026-07-30
Modified 2026-08-19
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common). Live host counts are a Premium feature.
Shodan · vuln tag
vuln:CVE-2026-59310Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Vmware Vcenter Server"All exposed Vmware Vcenter Server instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Vcenter Server"HTTP body or banner mentions "Vcenter Server" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-59310Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-59310Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-59310Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-59310GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-59310" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (7)
CVE-2026-593107 repos
Ostorlab/KEVunknown
Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.
tylzars/awesome-vrre-writeupsunknown
A collection of Vulnerability Research and Reverse Engineering writeups.
ekomsSavior/worm_bbGo
self propigating WORM w/ multi com c2 & p2p fallback. auth sec testing only.
opendr-io/causalityJupyter Notebook
The difference between exploitation prediction and detection is akin to the difference between detecting a missile launch or a detonation. Every avoided exploitation cycle saves hu…
MaikCyberSec/Threat-Hunting-unknown
Threat Hunting based on KQL
barmi/cve-patch-auditorGo
Audit CVE impact, patch status, remediation progress, and verification results across systems.
BiuTrap/CVE-2026-59310unknown
CVE-2026-59310 PoC