vmware Tools for Eclipse up to 5.2.0 Embedded Browser cross site scripting
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in vmware Tools for Eclipse up to 5.2.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Embedded Browser. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-59328. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in vmware Tools for Eclipse up to 5.2.0. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Embedded Browser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:
Spring Tools for Eclipse renders Spring Boot starter wizard dependency tooltips in a native embedded browser (SWT Browser) with JavaScript enabled. Using untrusted and compromised Initializr endpoints for the Spring Boot starter wizard can result in arbitrary script execution inside the embedded browser when a developer hovers a dependency checkbox in the New Spring Starter Project wizard. Impact is limited to in-IDE UI spoofing and outbound network beaconing rather than full code execution. Affected Spring Products and Versions: Spring Tools for Eclipse: 5.2.0 and earlier
The advisory is shared for download at spring.io. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-59328 since 07/04/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/30/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
Vendor
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.vmware.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
07/04/2026 CVE reserved07/30/2026 Advisory disclosed
07/30/2026 VulDB entry created
07/30/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: vmware.comAdvisory: spring.io
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2026-59328 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-59328
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-384616
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
Entry
Created: 07/30/2026 09:21Changes: 07/30/2026 09:21 (52)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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