⚡ Weekly Recap: VMware Exploits, Windows 0-Day, MCP Attacks, Browser Hijacks and More

The expensive attacks are not always the clever ones. This week had plenty of proof. Exposed services got hit, old bugs found fresh use, browser sessions became attack paths, and supply-chain problems kept spreading farther than the original compromise. A lot of it came down to access that was...

Suspected China-Nexus Actor Exploits VMware vCenter Flaw, Deploys Babuk-Derived Ransomware

Cybersecurity researchers have attributed the exploitation of a newly patched security flaw in Broadcom VMware vCenter to a suspected China-nexus advanced persistent threat APT. The attacks involve the exploitation of CVE-2026-59310 CVSS score: 9.8, a severe directory-traversal vulnerability in t...

VulnCheck KEV: CVE-2026-59309

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...

Attackers Exploit VMware vCenter Vulnerability to Gain Persistent Remote Access

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...

The vulnerability of the Syslog Server server, a management tool for virtual infrastructure in VMware vCenter Server, allows a attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of the Syslog Server server used in managing the virtual infrastructure of VMware vCenter Server is related to an incorrect limitation on the path name to the directory. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to execute arbitrary code remotely...

VulnCheck KEV: CVE-2026-59310

VMware vCenter contains a directory traversal vulnerability in the Syslog server. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code...

CVE-2026-59310

VMware vCenter contains a directory traversal vulnerability in the Syslog server. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code...

CVE-2026-59309

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...

EUVD-2026-51098

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...

CVE-2026-59310

VMware vCenter contains a directory traversal vulnerability in the Syslog server. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code...

EUVD-2026-51097

VMware vCenter contains a directory traversal vulnerability in the Syslog server. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code...

Three Critical VMware Flaws Allow Auth Bypass, Code Execution, and VM Escape

Broadcom has released security updates to address multiple security flaws impacting VMware ESX, vCenter, Workstation, and Fusion, three of which have been designated as critical in severity. The first of the three critical-rated flaws is CVE-2026-59309 CVSS score: 9.8, which has been described as...

PT-2026-65829

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware ESX affected versions not specified Description An out-of-bounds write issue exists in the VMXNET3 virtual network adapter. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine using the VMXNET3 adapter can exploi...

PT-2026-65833

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware vCenter versions prior to 9.1.0.0300 VMware vCenter versions prior to 9.0.2.0100 VMware vCenter versions prior to 8.0 U3k VMware vCenter versions prior to 8.0 U2f Description VMware vCenter contains a directory traversal flaw in the...

PT-2026-65832

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware vCenter affected versions not specified Description An authentication bypass exists in the VMware Directory Service. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter can exploit this flaw to bypass authentication mechanisms and gain...

VMSA-2026-0006.1: VMware ESX, vCenter, Workstation, and Fusion updates address multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-59309, CVE-2026-59310, CVE-2026-47876, CVE-2026-41703, CVE-2026-41709)

Advisory ID: | VMSA-2026-0006.2 ---|--- Advisory Severity: | Critical CVSSv3 Range: | 2.7-9.8 Synopsis: | VMware ESX, vCenter, Workstation, and Fusion updates address multiple vulnerabilities CVE-2026-59309, CVE-2026-59310, CVE-2026-47876, CVE-2026-41703, CVE-2026-41709 Issue date: | 2026-07-29...

Security Bulletin: Due to use of VMware vCenter, IBM Cloud Pak System is affected by header injection and denial-of-service vulnerabilities [CVE-2025-41250,CVE-2025-41241]

Summary Due to use of VMware vCenter, IBM Cloud Pak System is affected by header injection and denial-of-service vulnerabilities CVE-2025-41250,CVE-2025-41241. IBM Cloud Pak System has addressed these vulnerabilities. IBM Cloud Pak System includes the patched vCenter Server 8.0 U3g release as par...

Exploit for Path Traversal in Vmware Cloud_Foundation

CTT-enhanced-VMware-vCenter Looking at current high-impact vul...

CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities KEV Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-37079link is external Broadcom VMware vCenter Server Out-of-bounds Write Vulnerability This type of vulnerability is a frequent attack vector for malicious...

Broadcom VMware vCenter Server Out-of-bounds Write Vulnerability

Broadcom VMware vCenter Server contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. This could allow a malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server to send specially crafted network packets, potentially leading to remote code execution...