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Logfile management is no fun. Now it's a nightmare thanks to critical-rated VMware flaws
2023-01-25 02:45

VMware has issued fixes for four vulnerabilities, including two critical 9.8-rated remote code execution bugs, in its vRealize Log Insight software. There are no reports of nation-state thugs or cybercriminals finding and exploiting these bugs, according to VMware.

VMware fixes critical security bugs in vRealize log analysis tool
2023-01-24 22:01

VMware released security patches on Tuesday to address vRealize Log Insight vulnerabilities that could enable attackers to gain remote execution on unpatched appliances. vRealize Log Insight is a log analysis and management tool that helps analyze terabytes of infrastructure and application logs in VMware environments.

Advanced Threat Prevention with VMware NSX Distributed Firewall
2022-12-19 11:00

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VMware fixes critical ESXi and vRealize security flaws
2022-12-14 17:46

VMware released security updates to address a critical-severity vulnerability impacting ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and Cloud Foundation, and a critical-severity command injection flaw affecting vRealize Network Insight.The VMware ESXi heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-31705 and has received a CVSS v3 severity rating of 9.3.

New Python malware backdoors VMware ESXi servers for remote access
2022-12-12 21:26

A previously undocumented Python backdoor targeting VMware ESXi servers has been spotted, enabling hackers to execute commands remotely on a compromised system. VMware ESXi is a virtualization platform commonly used in the enterprise to host numerous servers on one device while using CPU and memory resources more effectively.

VMware Warns of 3 New Critical Flaws Affecting Workspace ONE Assist Software
2022-11-09 06:04

VMware has patched five security flaws affecting its Workspace ONE Assist solution, some of which could be exploited to bypass authentication and obtain elevated permissions. Topping the list, are three critical vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2022-31685, CVE-2022-31686, and CVE-2022-31687.

VMware warns of three critical holes in remote-control tool
2022-11-09 01:16

VMware has revealed a terrible trio of critical-rated flaws in Workspace ONE Assist for Windows - a product used by IT and help desk staff to remotely take over and manage employees' devices. A miscreant able to reach a Workspace ONE Assist deployment, either over the internet or on the network, can exploit any of these three bugs to obtain administrative access without the need to authenticate.

VMware fixes three critical auth bypass bugs in remote access tool
2022-11-08 20:24

VMware has released security updates to address three critical severity vulnerabilities in the Workspace ONE Assist solution that enable remote attackers to bypass authentication and elevate privileges to admin. Workspace ONE Assist provides remote control, screen sharing, file system management, and remote command execution to help desk and IT staff remotely access and troubleshoot devices in real time from the Workspace ONE console.

Exploit released for critical VMware RCE vulnerability, patch now
2022-10-28 15:34

Proof-of-concept exploit code is now available for a pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerability allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely with root privileges on unpatched Cloud Foundation and NSX Manager appliances. The flaw is in the XStream open-source library used by the two VMware products and was assigned an almost maximum CVSSv3 base score of 9.8/10 by VMware.

VMware Releases Patch for Critical RCE Flaw in Cloud Foundation Platform
2022-10-26 04:24

VMware on Tuesday shipped security updates to address a critical security flaw in its VMware Cloud Foundation product. "Due to an unauthenticated endpoint that leverages XStream for input serialization in VMware Cloud Foundation, a malicious actor can get remote code execution in the context of 'root' on the appliance," the company said in an advisory.