Tag: vcenter
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China-Nexus Hackers Target VMware vCenter Systems to Deploy Web Shells and Malware Implants
Throughout 2025, CrowdStrike has identified multiple intrusions targeting VMware vCenter environments at U.S.-based entities, in which newly identified China-nexus adversary WARP PANDA deployed BRICKSTORM malware. WARP PANDA exhibits sophisticated technical capabilities, advanced operations security skills, and extensive knowledge of cloud and virtual machine environments. In addition to BRICKSTORM, WARP PANDA has deployed JSP web shells…
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China-Nexus Hackers Target VMware vCenter Systems to Deploy Web Shells and Malware Implants
Throughout 2025, CrowdStrike has identified multiple intrusions targeting VMware vCenter environments at U.S.-based entities, in which newly identified China-nexus adversary WARP PANDA deployed BRICKSTORM malware. WARP PANDA exhibits sophisticated technical capabilities, advanced operations security skills, and extensive knowledge of cloud and virtual machine environments. In addition to BRICKSTORM, WARP PANDA has deployed JSP web shells…
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VMware-Schwachstellen: Aria, VMware-Tools, vCenter und NSX
Kurzer Nachtrag in VMware-Produkten wie VMware-Tools, dem VMware vCenter sowie NSX sind Schwachstellen bekannt geworden, die der Hersteller mit Updates patcht. Hier eine kurze Übersicht über diese Themen. VMware Aria und VMware-Tools Mit dem Sicherheitshinweis VMSA-2025-0015: VMware Aria Operations and … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/10/01/vmware-schwachstellen-vmware-tools-vcenter-und-nsx/
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VMware-Schwachstellen: Aria, VMware-Tools, vCenter und NSX
Kurzer Nachtrag in VMware-Produkten wie VMware-Tools, dem VMware vCenter sowie NSX sind Schwachstellen bekannt geworden, die der Hersteller mit Updates patcht. Hier eine kurze Übersicht über diese Themen. VMware Aria und VMware-Tools Mit dem Sicherheitshinweis VMSA-2025-0015: VMware Aria Operations and … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/10/01/vmware-schwachstellen-vmware-tools-vcenter-und-nsx/
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VMware vCenter and NSX Flaws Allow Hackers to Enumerate Usernames
Broadcom released VMSA-2025-0016 to address three key vulnerabilities affecting VMware vCenter Server and NSX products. The vulnerabilities include an SMTP header injection in vCenter (CVE-2025-41250) and two distinct username enumeration flaws in NSX (CVE-2025-41251 and CVE-2025-41252). All three are rated in theImportantseverity range with CVSSv3 scores between 7.5 and 8.5. CVE ID Description CVSSv3 Affected…
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Meet LockBit 5.0: Faster ESXi drive encryption, better at evading detection
the Windows binary uses heavy obfuscation and packing: it loads its payload through DLL reflection while implementing anti-analysis techniques like Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) patching and terminating security services;the Linux variant maintains similar functionality with command-line options for targeting specific directories and file types;the ESXi variant specifically targets VMware virtualization environments, and is designed…
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Microsoft Launches Tool to Migrate VMware VMs From vCenter to Hyper-V
Microsoft today announced the public preview of a newVM Conversionextension for Windows Admin Center, enabling IT administrators to migrate virtual machines from VMware vCenter to Hyper-V with minimal downtime. Available at no cost during its preview phase, the lightweight tool supports online replication and conversion of both Windows and Linux VMs, streamlining hybrid data center…
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UNC3886 Exploits Multiple 0-Day Bugs in VMware vCenter, ESXi, and Fortinet FortiOS
The advanced persistent threat group UNC3886 has escalated its sophisticated cyber espionage campaign by exploiting multiple zero-day vulnerabilities across critical infrastructure platforms, including VMware vCenter, ESXi hypervisors, and Fortinet FortiOS systems. This revelation comes as Singapore’s Coordinating Minister for National Security confirmed that the nation faces a highly sophisticated threat actor targeting essential services, with…
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Chinese ‘Fire Ant’ spies start to bite unpatched VMware instances
Tunnelling allowed lateral movement: Once inside, Fire Ant bypassed network segmentation by exploiting CVE-2022-1388 in F5 BIG-IP devices. This allowed them to deploy encrypted tunnels such as Neo-reGeorg web shells to reach isolated environments, even leveraging IPv6 to evade IPv4 filters.”The threat actor demonstrated a deep understanding of the target environment’s network architecture and policies,…
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Chinese ‘Fire Ant’ spies start to bite unpatched VMware instances
Tunnelling allowed lateral movement: Once inside, Fire Ant bypassed network segmentation by exploiting CVE-2022-1388 in F5 BIG-IP devices. This allowed them to deploy encrypted tunnels such as Neo-reGeorg web shells to reach isolated environments, even leveraging IPv6 to evade IPv4 filters.”The threat actor demonstrated a deep understanding of the target environment’s network architecture and policies,…
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China-linked group Fire Ant exploits VMware and F5 flaws since early 2025
Tags: access, breach, china, cyberespionage, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, group, infrastructure, vcenter, vmware, vulnerabilityChina-linked group Fire Ant exploits VMware and F5 flaws to stealthily breach secure systems, reports cybersecurity firm Sygnia. China-linked cyberespionage group Fire Ant is exploiting VMware and F5 vulnerabilities to stealthily access secure, segmented systems, according to Sygnia. Since early 2025, the group has targeted virtualization and networking infrastructure, primarily VMware ESXi and vCenter environments.…
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Fire Ant Hackers Target VMware ESXi and vCenter Flaws to Infiltrate Organizations
Cybersecurity firm Sygnia has been tracking and mitigating a sophisticated espionage operation dubbed Fire Ant, which zeroes in on virtualization and networking infrastructure, particularly VMware ESXi hypervisors and vCenter management servers, alongside network appliances. The threat actors behind Fire Ant employ multilayered kill chains, blending advanced persistence mechanisms with stealthy techniques to breach segmented networks…
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HPE OneView for VMware vCenter Vulnerability Allows Elevated Access
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has issued a critical security bulletin warning customers of a significant vulnerability in its OneView for VMware vCenter (OV4VC) software. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-37101, could allow attackers with only read-only privileges to escalate their access and perform administrative actions, putting enterprise IT environments at risk. Vulnerability Overview The vulnerability, detailed…
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Critical VMware ESXi vCenter Flaw Allows Remote Execution of Arbitrary Commands
VMware by Broadcom has released critical security updates to address multiple severe vulnerabilities affecting its virtualization products, with evidence suggesting active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2025-22224, CVE-2025-22225, and CVE-2025-22226, affect VMware ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, Cloud Foundation, and Telco Cloud Platform products. With CVSS scores ranging from 7.1 to 9.3, these flaws…
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Chinese Hackers Unleash New BRICKSTORM Malware to Target Windows and Linux Systems
A sophisticated cyber espionage campaign leveraging the newly identified BRICKSTORM malware variants has targeted European strategic industries since at least 2022. According to NVISO’s technical analysis, these backdoors previously confined to Linux vCenter servers now infect Windows environments, employing multi-tiered encryption, DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) obfuscation, and cloud-based Command & Control (C2) infrastructure to evade detection. The…
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FYSA, VMware Critical Vulnerabilities Patched
Summary Broadcom has released a security bulletin, VMSA-2025-0004, addressing and remediating three vulnerabilities that, if exploited, could lead to system compromise. Products affected include vCenter Server, vRealize Operations Manager, and vCloud Director. Threat Topography Threat Type: Critical Vulnerabilities Industry: Virtualization… First seen on securityintelligence.com Jump to article: securityintelligence.com/news/fysa-vmware-critical-vulnerabilities-patched/
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CISA, FBI call software with buffer overflow issues ‘unforgivable’
Microsoft, VMWare, Ivanti flaws called out: The feds highlighted a list of buffer overflow bugs affecting leading vendors like Microsoft, Ivanti, VMWare, Citrix and RedHat, ranging from high to critical severity, and some already having in-the-wild exploits.The list included two Microsoft flaws that could allow, local attackers in container-based environments to gain system privileges (CVE-2025-21333),…
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VMware vCenter Server OutBounds Write Vulnerability (CVE-2023-34048)
Written by Yann Lehmann with the support of Scott Emerson of the Kudelski Security Threat Detection & Research Team Summary VMware has released se… First seen on research.kudelskisecurity.com Jump to article: research.kudelskisecurity.com/2023/10/25/vmware-vcenter-server-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-cve-2023-34048/
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Critical VMware vCenter Server Patch VMSA20240019
Summary VMware has released a critical security advisory (VMSA-2024-0019) that addresses two serious vulnerabilities found in its vCenter Server and V… First seen on research.kudelskisecurity.com Jump to article: research.kudelskisecurity.com/2024/09/18/critical-vmware-vcenter-server-patch-vmsa20240019/
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Exploits gesichtet – Schwachstellen in VMware vCenter ermöglichen Malware-Angriffe
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/patches-exploit-vmware-vcenter-schwachstellen-a-139e6c7835ef3f388a645cbe38014bce/
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Attackers set sights on pair of VMware vCenter Server flaws
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/attackers-set-sights-on-pair-of-vmware-vcenter-server-flaws
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Lücken in FortiClient, Kemp Loadmaster, PAN-OS und VMware vCenter attackiert
Kriminelle attackieren aktuell teils ungepatchte Sicherheitslücken in FortiClient, Kemp Loadmaster, PAN-OS und VMware vCenter. First seen on heise.de Jump to article: www.heise.de/news/Attackierte-Luecken-FortiClient-Kemp-Loadmaster-PAN-OS-VMware-vCenter-10051700.html
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Warning: VMware vCenter and Kemp LoadMaster Flaws Under Active Exploitation
Now-patched security flaws impacting Progress Kemp LoadMaster and VMware vCenter Server have come under active exploitation in the wild, it has emerged.The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added CVE-2024-1212 (CVSS score: 10.0), a maximum-severity security vulnerability in Progress Kemp LoadMaster to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. It was First seen…
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CISA Alert: Active Exploitation of VMware vCenter and Kemp LoadMaster Flaws
Now-patched security flaws impacting Progress Kemp LoadMaster and VMware vCenter Server have come under active exploitation in the wild, it has emerged.The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added CVE-2024-1212 (CVSS score: 10.0), a maximum-severity security vulnerability in Progress Kemp LoadMaster to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. It was First seen…
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Critical 9.8-rated VMware vCenter RCE bug exploited after patch fumble
If you didn’t fix this a month ago, your to-do list probably needs a reshuffle First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/11/18/vmware_vcenter_rce_exploited/
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Recently disclosed VMware vCenter Server bugs are actively exploited in attacks
Threat actors are actively exploiting two VMware vCenter Server vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2024-38812 and CVE-2024-38813, Broadcom warns. Broadcom warns that the two VMware vCenter Server vulnerabilities CVE-2024-38812 and CVE-2024-38813 are actively exploited in the wild. >>Updated advisory to note that VMware by Broadcom confirmed that exploitation has occurred in the wild for CVE-2024-38812 and CVE-2024-38813.
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Critical RCE bug in VMware vCenter Server now exploited in attacks
Broadcom warned today that attackers are now exploiting two VMware vCenter Server vulnerabilities, one of which is a critical remote code execution flaw. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-rce-bug-in-vmware-vcenter-server-now-exploited-in-attacks/
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VMware Discloses Exploitation of HardFix vCenter Server Flaw
The saga of VMWare’s critical CVE-2024-38812 vCenter Server bug has reached the “exploitation detected” stage. The post VMware Discloses Exploitation of Hard-to-Fix vCenter Server Flaw appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/vmware-discloses-exploitation-of-hard-to-fix-vcenter-server-flaw/
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VMware fixes critical RCE, makeroot bugs in vCenter – for the second time
First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/10/22/vmware_rce_vcenter_bugs/
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VMware vCenter: Patch unwirksam, neues Update nötig
First seen on heise.de Jump to article: www.heise.de/news/VMware-vCenter-Patch-unwirksam-neues-Update-noetig-9990981.html