VMwareCVE-2026-59309
VMware Cloud Foundation: authentication bypass
Critical9.8CVE-2026-59309 · Published Jul 30, 2026 · updated Aug 25, 2026
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.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud Foundation Product | <= 9.1.x.x | No fix yet |
| <= 9.0.x.x | No fix yet | |
| <= 5.x | No fix yet | |
| Telco Cloud Infrastructure Product | <= 3.0 | No fix yet |
| Telco Cloud Platform Product | <= 5.1.x | No fix yet |
| <= 5.0.x | No fix yet | |
| <= 4.x | No fix yet | |
| <= 3.0 | No fix yet | |
| vCenter Product | >= 9.1.x.x, < 9.1.0.0300 | 9.1.0.0300 |
| >= 9.0.x.x, < 9.0.2.0100 | 9.0.2.0100 | |
| >= 8.0, < 8.0 U3k | 8.0 U3k | |
| vSphere Foundation Product | <= 9.1.x.x | No fix yet |
| <= 9.0.x.x | No fix yet |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-303
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|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30 | VMware ESX contains an insufficient logging vulnerability | Low2.7 | 5.2.4+3 more |
| Jul 30 | VMware Cloud Foundation: path traversal | Critical9.8 | 9.1.0.0300+2 more |
| Jul 30 | VMware Cloud Foundation: out-of-bounds write | Critical9.3 | ESXi-9.1.0.0200-25557999+2 more |
| Jul 30 | VMware Cloud Foundation: out-of-bounds read | High7.6 | 5.2.3+4 more |
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