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Patch Issued for Critical VMware vCenter Flaw Allowing Remote Code Execution
2024-09-18 05:08

Broadcom on Tuesday released updates to address a critical security flaw impacting VMware vCenter Server that could pave the way for remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as...

VMware patches remote make-me-root holes in vCenter Server, Cloud Foundation
2024-09-17 20:50

Bug reports made in China Broadcom has emitted a pair of patches for vulnerabilities in VMware vCenter Server that a miscreant with network access to the software could exploit to completely...

Broadcom fixes critical RCE bug in VMware vCenter Server
2024-09-17 19:57

Broadcom has fixed a critical VMware vCenter Server vulnerability that attackers can exploit to gain remote code execution on unpatched servers via a network packet. [...]

Week in review: CDK Global cyberattack, critical vCenter Server RCE fixed
2024-06-23 08:00

The rise of SaaS security teamsIn this Help Net Security interview, Hillary Baron, Senior Technical Director for Research at CSA, highlights that the recent surge in organizations establishing dedicated SaaS security teams is driven by significant data breaches involving widely used platforms. Enhancing security through collaboration with the open-source communityIn this Help Net Security interview, Alan DeKok, CEO at NetworkRADIUS, discusses the need for due diligence in selecting and maintaining open-source tools, and brings out the potential risks and benefits of collaborating with the open-source community to enhance software security.

VMware fixes critical vCenter RCE vulnerability, patch now
2024-06-18 18:08

VMware has issued a security advisory addressing critical vulnerabilities in vCenter Server, including remote code execution and local privilege escalation flaws. VMware vCenter Server is a central management platform for VMware vSphere, enabling the management of virtual machines and ESXi hosts.

Critical RCE flaws in vCenter Server fixed (CVE-2024-37079, CVE-2024-37080)
2024-06-18 09:03

VMware by Broadcom has fixed two critical vulnerabilities affecting VMware vCenter Server and products that contain it: vSphere and Cloud Foundation."A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger these vulnerabilities by sending a specially crafted network packet potentially leading to remote code execution," the company said, but noted that they are currently not aware of them being exploited "In the wild".

VMware Issues Patches for Cloud Foundation, vCenter Server, and vSphere ESXi
2024-06-18 08:24

VMware has released updates to address critical flaws impacting Cloud Foundation, vCenter Server, and vSphere ESXi that could be exploited to achieve privilege escalation and remote code...

VMware by Broadcom warns of two critical vCenter flaws, plus a nasty sudo bug
2024-06-18 06:08

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Russians invade Microsoft exec mail while China jabs at VMware vCenter Server
2024-01-20 00:08

A VMware security vulnerability has been exploited by Chinese cyberspies since late 2021, according to Mandiant, in what has been a busy week for nation-state espionage news. On Friday VMware confirmed CVE-2023-34048, a critical out-of-bounds write flaw in vCenter Server, was under active exploitation.

VMware confirms critical vCenter flaw now exploited in attacks
2024-01-19 13:22

VMware has confirmed that a critical vCenter Server remote code execution vulnerability patched in October is now under active exploitation. vCenter Server is a management platform for VMware vSphere environments that helps administrators manage ESX and ESXi servers and virtual machines.