VYPR
Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 30, 2026· Updated Aug 25, 2026

CVE-2026-59309

CVE-2026-59309

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.

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Affected products

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  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 27 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <8.0
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:c:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update1c:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update1d:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update1e:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update2a:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update2b:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update2d:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update2e:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update3a:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update3b:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update3c:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update3d:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update3e:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update3g:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update3h:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update3i:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update3j:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)

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References

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News mentions

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