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17 Aug 2026, 3:36 PM	The Hacker News	3.5	Suspected China-Nexus Actor Exploits VMware vCenter Flaw, Deploys Babuk-Derived Ransomware A suspected China-nexus APT exploited CVE-2026-59310 (CVSS 9.8), a directory-traversal flaw in Broadcom VMware vCenter, just five days after public disclosure, compromising 361 unique IPs across 47 countries. The attackers also leveraged CVE-2026-59309 (authentication bypass) to create admin accounts and deploy Babuk-derived ransomware. A patch was released by Broadcom on July 29, 2026. Why: If your team or hosting provider runs VMware vCenter Server Appliance, patch immediately to the July 29 2026 fix or you are a likely target—attackers moved from disclosure to mass exploitation within five days and are chaining two CVEs for full admin access. For most SaaS builders on cloud-native infrastructure, this is not directly actionable. security vmware ransomware vcenter cve

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17 Aug 2026, 3:36 PM

The Hacker News

3.5

Suspected China-Nexus Actor Exploits VMware vCenter Flaw, Deploys Babuk-Derived Ransomware

A suspected China-nexus APT exploited CVE-2026-59310 (CVSS 9.8), a directory-traversal flaw in Broadcom VMware vCenter, just five days after public disclosure, compromising 361 unique IPs across 47 countries. The attackers also leveraged CVE-2026-59309 (authentication bypass) to create admin accounts and deploy Babuk-derived ransomware. A patch was released by Broadcom on July 29, 2026.

Why: If your team or hosting provider runs VMware vCenter Server Appliance, patch immediately to the July 29 2026 fix or you are a likely target—attackers moved from disclosure to mass exploitation within five days and are chaining two CVEs for full admin access. For most SaaS builders on cloud-native infrastructure, this is not directly actionable.