CVE-2026-59309
vCenter authentication-bypass vulnerability
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 9.1.0.0300, 9.0.2.0100, 8.0 U3k
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: yes
- Technical impact: total
Summary
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.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- VMware Cloud Foundation
9.1.x.x, 9.0.x.x, 5.x
- VMware vSphere Foundation
9.1.x.x, 9.0.x.x
- VMware vCenter
From 9.1.x.x · fixed in 9.1.0.0300; From 9.0.x.x · fixed in 9.0.2.0100; From 8.0 · fixed in 8.0 U3k
- VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure
3.0
- VMware Telco Cloud Platform
5.1.x, 5.0.x, 4.x, 3.0