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Three Critical VMware Flaws Allow Auth Bypass, Code Execution, and VM Escape

Broadcom fixes two critical VMware vCenter flaws and a VMXNET3 ESX escape, with no evidence of exploitation in the wild.

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VMware has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in its ESX, vCenter, Workstation, and Fusion products. The updates address three critical-rated flaws, with the most severe being CVE-2026-59309, which allows authentication bypass in VMware vCenter. This flaw has a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a high level of severity.

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