What is GHSA-fcv2-9hgc-5mgq?

GHSA-fcv2-9hgc-5mgq is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Critical severity. VMware vCenter contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the VMware Directory Service. A...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-fcv2-9hgc-5mgq cover?

GHSA-fcv2-9hgc-5mgq covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-59309. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-fcv2-9hgc-5mgq?

GHSA-fcv2-9hgc-5mgq has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-fcv2-9hgc-5mgqCriticalCVSS 9.8

VMware vCenter contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the VMware Directory Service. A...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

July 30, 2026

Last Modified

July 30, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-59309 →

📋 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.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59309
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38017
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fcv2-9hgc-5mgq