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VMware vCenter Zero-Day: CVE-2026-59310 Hits 47 Nations
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Fusion42 · 25 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
A critical zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2026-59310) in VMware vCenter is actively exploited in 47 countries, enabling ransomware attacks via Babuk-derived malware. The rapid exploitation follows a broader wave of severe vulnerabilities patched in August 2026, highlighting an aggressive security threat against enterprise virtualization infrastructure.
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This fresh wave of ransomware attacks shows attackers skip passwords to control entire virtual data centers. You must urgently patch VMware vCenter to keep your infrastructure out of reach and reconsider your network access controls before attackers do.
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