# network-only (unauthenticated syslog path traversal -> arbitrary file write as root -> RCE, KEV/in-the-wild; non-HTTP syslog vector, no active check) alert udp $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET 514 (msg:"VEDAS CVE-2026-59310 VMware vCenter Syslog - Path Traversal"; content:"rsyslog/.."; nocase; fast_pattern; classtype:attempted-admin; reference:cve,CVE-2026-59310; reference:url,https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2026-59310&match=exact; reference:url,https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=vcenter&match=exact; metadata:signature_type network_only; sid:1019286; rev:1;) alert tcp $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET 514 (msg:"VEDAS CVE-2026-59310 VMware vCenter Syslog - Path Traversal"; flow:established,to_server; content:"rsyslog/.."; nocase; fast_pattern; classtype:attempted-admin; reference:cve,CVE-2026-59310; reference:url,https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2026-59310&match=exact; reference:url,https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=vcenter&match=exact; metadata:signature_type network_only; sid:1019287; rev:1;)