Security News

VMware Patches Critical Code Execution Vulnerability in ESXi
2020-10-21 14:45

VMware this week informed customers that it has patched several vulnerabilities in its ESXi, Workstation, Fusion and NSX-T products, including a critical flaw that allows arbitrary code execution. VMware pointed out that the attacker needs to be on the management network and have access to port 427 on an ESXi machine in order to exploit the vulnerability.

VMware patches, among other things, ESXi flaw that can be abused by miscreants on the network to hijack hosts
2020-10-20 20:14

Sysadmins responsible for VMware deployments should test and apply the latest security updates for the software. In an advisory published this morning, VMware revealed six vulnerabilities affecting its ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, Cloud Foundation, and NSX-T products.

VMware Patches ESXi Vulnerability That Earned Hacker $200,000
2019-12-06 06:43

VMware on Thursday informed customers that it has released patches for a critical remote code execution vulnerability in ESXi that was disclosed recently at the Tianfu Cup hacking competition in...

Zerodium Offers $500,000 for VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V Exploits
2019-03-08 07:11

Exploit acquisition firm Zerodium this week announced that it’s prepared to pay up to $500,000 for VMware ESXi and Microsoft Hyper-V vulnerabilities. read more

Centrally manage account security by joining ESXi hosts to Active Directory
2019-01-30 16:46

VMware host servers require advanced software to manage them en masse. Admins can restrict access using AD services to authenticate and manage user account security.

Vulnerabilities Patched in VMware ESXi, Workstation, Fusion
2018-07-02 06:16

VMware informed customers last week that it patched several vulnerabilities that can lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition or information disclosure in its ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion...