VMware

Pierluigi Paganini April 20, 2023
VMware fixed a critical flaw in vRealize that allows executing arbitrary code as root

VMware fixed two severe flaws, tracked as CVE-2023-20864 and CVE-2023-20865, impacting the VMware Aria Operations for Logs product. The virtualization giant VMware released security updates to address two critical vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-20864 and CVE-2023-20865, impacting the VMware Aria Operations for Logs product (formerly vRealize Log Insight). The vulnerability CVE-2023-20864 (CVSSv3 base score of 9.8) […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 11, 2023
CISA adds VMware’s Cloud Foundation bug to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

US CISA added an actively exploited vulnerability in VMware’s Cloud Foundation to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical vulnerability in VMware’s Cloud Foundation, tracked as CVE-2021-39144 (CVSS score: 9.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The remote code execution vulnerability resides in the XStream open-source library. Unauthenticated attackers […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2023
VMware NSX Manager bugs actively exploited in the wild since December

Security researchers warn of hacking attempts in the wild exploiting critical vulnerabilities in VMware NSX Manager. Cyber security firm Wallarm is warning of ongoing attacks exploiting the critical flaws, tracked as CVE-2021-39144 (CVSS score of 9.8) and CVE-2022-31678 (CVSS score of 9.1), in VMware NSX Manager. VMware NSX is a network virtualization solution that is […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 22, 2023
VMware addressed a critical bug in Carbon Black App Control

VMware released security updates to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-20858, in the Carbon Black App Control product. VMware addressed a critical injection vulnerability, tracked as (CVSSv3 score 9.1), Carbon Black App Control. VMware Carbon Black App Control allows organizations to ensure that only trusted and approved software is allowed to execute on their critical […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 07, 2023
VMware has no evidence of zero-day exploitation in ESXiArgs ransomware attacks

VMware said there is no evidence that threat actors are exploiting a zero-day flaw in its software as part of an ongoing ESXiArgs ransomware campaign. VMware said that it found no evidence that the threat actors behind the ongoing ESXiArgs ransomware attacks are leveraging a zero-day vulnerability in VMware ESXi servers. “VMware has not found evidence […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 03, 2023
VMware Workstation update fixes an arbitrary file deletion bug

VMware addressed a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-20854, in VMware Workstation. VMware fixed a high-severity privilege escalation flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-20854, that impacts Workstation. An attacker can exploit the vulnerability to delete arbitrary files on Workstation version 17.x for Windows OS.  “An arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in VMware Workstation was privately reported to VMware. Updates are […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 24, 2023
VMware warns of critical code execution bugs in vRealize Log Insight

A critical vulnerability in VMware vRealize Log Insight appliance can allow an unauthenticated attacker to take full control of a target system. VMware addressed multiple vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2022-31706, CVE-2022-31704, CVE-2022-31710, and CVE-2022-31711, in its vRealize Log Insight appliance. VRealize Log Insight is a log collection and analytics virtual appliance that enables administrators to collect, view, […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 14, 2022
VMware fixed critical VM Escape bug demonstrated at Geekpwn hacking contest

VMware fixed three flaws in multiple products, including a virtual machine escape issue exploited at the GeekPwn 2022 hacking competition. VMware addressed three vulnerabilities in multiple products, including a virtual machine escape flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-31705, that was exploited at the GeekPwn 2022 hacking competition. A working exploit for the CVE-2022-31705 vulnerability was demonstrated by […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 09, 2022
VMware fixes three critical flaws in Workspace ONE Assist

VMware address three critical bugs in the Workspace ONE Assist solution that allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and elevate privileges. VMware has released security updates to address three critical vulnerabilities impacting the Workspace ONE Assist product. Remote attackers can exploit the vulnerabilities to bypass authentication and elevate privileges to admin. Workspace ONE Assist allows […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2022
VMware warns of the public availability of CVE-2021-39144 exploit code

VMware warned of the availability of a public exploit for a recently addressed critical remote code execution flaw in NSX Data Center for vSphere (NSX-V). VMware warned of the existence of a public exploit targeting a recently addressed critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-39144 (CVSS score of 9.8), in NSX Data Center for […]