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#2 Dark Reading general August 13, 2026 at 20:45 UTC

Global Threat Campaign Hits Critical VMware vCenter Flaw

By Rob Wright

AI Summary

CVE-2026-59310, a critical directory traversal vulnerability in VMware vCenter, is under active global exploitation with attackers achieving remote code execution against unpatched servers. Exploitation began earlier in August 2026, and researchers warn that patching alone may not fully mitigate the threat if attackers have already established persistence. vCenter administrators should treat this as an emergency patching priority and audit for indicators of compromise beyond applying the available fix.

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