Attackers strike via critical VMware vCenter vulnerability

A critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-59310) in VMware vCenter's Syslog Server is being actively exploited to gain persistent remote access via reverse SSH. Over 361 IP addresses in 47 countries, particularly in Germany, the US, Turkey, Iran, and France, have been affected shortly after Broadcom released a patch, which remains the only mitigation.

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