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Attackers Exploit VMware vCenter Vulnerability to Gain Persistent Remote Access

The Hacker News August 12, 2026 2 views
Attackers Exploit VMware vCenter Vulnerability to Gain Persistent Remote Access

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Threat actors have begun to actively exploit a recently patched critical security flaw in Broadcom VMware vCenter, according to new findings from QUIRSO.

The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-59310 (CVSS score: 9.8), a directory-traversal vulnerability in the VMware vCenter server that a malicious actor with network access can exploit to execute arbitrary code. Patches for the flaw were

<small>Source: The Hacker News — read the original story there.</small>

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