Security News > 2022 > January > VMware Patches Important Bug Affecting ESXi, Workstation and Fusion Products

VMWare has shipped updates to Workstation, Fusion, and ESXi products to address an "Important" security vulnerability that could be weaponized by a threat actor to take control of affected systems.

The company credited Jaanus Kääp, a security researcher with Clarified Security, for reporting the flaw.

"A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine with CD-ROM device emulation may be able to exploit this vulnerability in conjunction with other issues to execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine," VMware said in an advisory published on January 4.

The error affects ESXi versions 6.5, 6.7, and 7.0; Workstation versions 16.x; and Fusion versions 12.x, with the company yet to release a patch for ESXi 7.0.

In the interim, the company is recommending users to disable all CD-ROM/DVD devices on all running virtual machines to prevent any potential exploitation -.

Right-click the virtual machine and click Edit Settings.

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