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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.
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:88f21ee70f616754ed834eb3614116052033f7e6bf5d2f656a76bd493eec33b7
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1

Preserved source conflicts

No provider value was silently selected as the winner.

affected · 5 assertions

{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Telco Cloud Infrastructure","vendor":"VMware","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"3.0"}]}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5e07d490a2bb2c4eb7d423c1a154b908d1f502a3f7c6e9409076d74540ef0be1 · sha256:3c4898ab5e109ef5… · /containers/cna/affected/3

{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Cloud Foundation","vendor":"VMware","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"9.1.x.x"},{"status":"affected","version":"9.0.x.x"},{"status":"affected","version":"5.x"}]}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5e07d490a2bb2c4eb7d423c1a154b908d1f502a3f7c6e9409076d74540ef0be1 · sha256:3c4898ab5e109ef5… · /containers/cna/affected/0

{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"vSphere Foundation","vendor":"VMware","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"9.1.x.x"},{"status":"affected","version":"9.0.x.x"}]}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5e07d490a2bb2c4eb7d423c1a154b908d1f502a3f7c6e9409076d74540ef0be1 · sha256:3c4898ab5e109ef5… · /containers/cna/affected/1

{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"vCenter","vendor":"VMware","versions":[{"lessThan":"9.1.0.0300","status":"affected","version":"9.1.x.x","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThan":"9.0.2.0100","status":"affected","version":"9.0.x.x","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThan":"8.0 U3k","status":"affected","version":"8.0","versionType":"custom"}]}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5e07d490a2bb2c4eb7d423c1a154b908d1f502a3f7c6e9409076d74540ef0be1 · sha256:3c4898ab5e109ef5… · /containers/cna/affected/2

{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Telco Cloud Platform","vendor":"VMware","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"5.1.x"},{"status":"affected","version":"5.0.x"},{"status":"affected","version":"4.x"},{"status":"affected","version":"3.0"}]}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5e07d490a2bb2c4eb7d423c1a154b908d1f502a3f7c6e9409076d74540ef0be1 · sha256:3c4898ab5e109ef5… · /containers/cna/affected/4

Affected products and versions

5 source assertions
{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Telco Cloud Infrastructure","vendor":"VMware","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"3.0"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5e07d490a2bb2c4eb7d423c1a154b908d1f502a3f7c6e9409076d74540ef0be1 · sha256:3c4898ab5e109ef5… · /containers/cna/affected/3
{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Cloud Foundation","vendor":"VMware","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"9.1.x.x"},{"status":"affected","version":"9.0.x.x"},{"status":"affected","version":"5.x"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5e07d490a2bb2c4eb7d423c1a154b908d1f502a3f7c6e9409076d74540ef0be1 · sha256:3c4898ab5e109ef5… · /containers/cna/affected/0
{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"vSphere Foundation","vendor":"VMware","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"9.1.x.x"},{"status":"affected","version":"9.0.x.x"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5e07d490a2bb2c4eb7d423c1a154b908d1f502a3f7c6e9409076d74540ef0be1 · sha256:3c4898ab5e109ef5… · /containers/cna/affected/1
{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"vCenter","vendor":"VMware","versions":[{"lessThan":"9.1.0.0300","status":"affected","version":"9.1.x.x","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThan":"9.0.2.0100","status":"affected","version":"9.0.x.x","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThan":"8.0 U3k","status":"affected","version":"8.0","versionType":"custom"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5e07d490a2bb2c4eb7d423c1a154b908d1f502a3f7c6e9409076d74540ef0be1 · sha256:3c4898ab5e109ef5… · /containers/cna/affected/2
{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Telco Cloud Platform","vendor":"VMware","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"5.1.x"},{"status":"affected","version":"5.0.x"},{"status":"affected","version":"4.x"},{"status":"affected","version":"3.0"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5e07d490a2bb2c4eb7d423c1a154b908d1f502a3f7c6e9409076d74540ef0be1 · sha256:3c4898ab5e109ef5… · /containers/cna/affected/4

Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":9.8,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5e07d490a2bb2c4eb7d423c1a154b908d1f502a3f7c6e9409076d74540ef0be1 · sha256:3c4898ab5e109ef5… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1

CWE assertions

1 source assertion
{"cweId":"CWE-303","description":"CWE-303 Incorrect implementation of authentication algorithm","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5e07d490a2bb2c4eb7d423c1a154b908d1f502a3f7c6e9409076d74540ef0be1 · sha256:3c4898ab5e109ef5… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

1 source assertion
{"url":"https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38017"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5e07d490a2bb2c4eb7d423c1a154b908d1f502a3f7c6e9409076d74540ef0be1 · sha256:3c4898ab5e109ef5… · /containers/cna/references/0

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

Provider severity values are preserved separately. Baitaphish does not convert them into a risk rating, infer affected products, or treat EPSS as observed exploitation.

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