Cyber Intelligence

Critical VMware vCenter RCE flaw exploited for reverse SSH access

Medium Severity Global
Date Occurred Aug 13, 2026 16:40 UTC
Event Type Cyber Intelligence
Source BleepingComputer
Recorded Aug 13, 2026
Full Description

A recently patched critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-59310) in VMware vCenter Syslog Server is being exploited in an active campaign to deploy a reverse SSH tool for persistence and remote access. [...

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-vmware-vcenter-rce-flaw-exploited-for-reverse-ssh-access/
Event Metadata
  • ID #23498
  • Type Cyber Intelligence
  • Region Global
  • Severity Medium
  • Indexed Aug 13, 2026
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