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.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| VMware | Cloud Foundation | unaffected |
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| VMware | vSphere Foundation | unaffected |
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| VMware | vCenter | unaffected |
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| VMware | Telco Cloud Infrastructure | unaffected |
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| VMware | Telco Cloud Platform | unaffected |
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Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:45:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | vCenter authentication-bypass vulnerability | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-303 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: vmware
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-30T12:27:12.963Z
Reserved: 2026-07-04T18:13:57.026Z
Link: CVE-2026-59309
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