CVE-2026-59309 (GCVE-0-2026-59309)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-07-30 12:19
Modified
2026-07-30 15:08
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-303 - Incorrect implementation of authentication algorithm
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.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
VMware Cloud Foundation Version: 9.1.x.x
Version: 9.0.x.x
Version: 5.x
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   VMware vSphere Foundation Version: 9.1.x.x
Version: 9.0.x.x
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   VMware vCenter Version: 9.1.x.x   < 9.1.0.0300
Version: 9.0.x.x   < 9.0.2.0100
Version: 8.0   < 8.0 U3k
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   VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure Version: 3.0
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   VMware Telco Cloud Platform Version: 5.1.x
Version: 5.0.x
Version: 4.x
Version: 3.0
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