Tag: vcenter
-
Cybersecurity Newsletter Bulletin Top 50 Biggest Cybersecurity Stories of the Week Shell Azure Mega-Breaches, Salt Typhoon Evicted, Entra ID RCE, Chinese vCenter ESXi Ransomware More
Tags: breach, china, cisa, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, mobile, ransomware, rce, remote-code-execution, theft, vcenterWelcome to this week’s edition of the GBHackers cybersecurity newsletter, your weekly cybersecurity bulletin covering the 50 most important stories from August 1721, 2026. Breaches and exploited flaws dominated: Cl0p claimed 89GB from Shell, a mass Azure credential-theft campaign hit McDonald’s and Vodafone, and T-Mobile physically cut a cable to evict Salt Typhoon. CISA […]…
-
Critical macOS, SharePoint, vCenter, and Microsoft IKE Flaws Under Active Exploitation
Tags: apple, authentication, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, macOS, microsoft, vcenter, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added four critical vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, stating they are being exploited in the wild.The shortcomings added to the KEV catalog are listed below – CVE-2026-65400 (CVSS score: 9.8) – An improper authentication vulnerability impacting Apple macOS that could allow an…
-
Critical macOS, SharePoint, vCenter, and Microsoft IKE Flaws Under Active Exploitation
Tags: apple, authentication, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, macOS, microsoft, vcenter, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added four critical vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, stating they are being exploited in the wild.The shortcomings added to the KEV catalog are listed below – CVE-2026-65400 (CVSS score: 9.8) – An improper authentication vulnerability impacting Apple macOS that could allow an…
-
U.S. CISA adds Apple macOS, Microsoft SharePoint, Broadcom VMware vCenter, and Microsoft IKE flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Tags: apple, cisa, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, Internet, kev, macOS, microsoft, remote-code-execution, service, vcenter, vmware, vulnerability, windowsU.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Apple macOS, Microsoft SharePoint, Broadcom VMware vCenter, and Microsoft IKE flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: CVE-2026-33824 is a Windows Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Service Extensions Remote Code Execution…
-
CISA Warns Hackers Are Actively Exploiting VMware vCenter Path Traversal Flaw
Tags: cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, hacker, infrastructure, kev, vcenter, vmware, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical vulnerability affecting Broadcom VMware vCenter to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-59310, is a path traversal flaw that enables arbitrary code execution in affected vCenter deployments. VMware vCenter Path Traversal Flaw CVE-2026-59310 impacts the VMware vCenter Syslog Server…
-
Unter anderem vCenter, ESX, Workstation und Fusion – VMware patcht fünf Schwachstellen in acht Produkten
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/vmware-kritische-vcenter-luecken-auth-bypass-rce-a-97695fcf2175fd68953b1e7a76957623/
-
VMware vCenter RCE Gives Attackers a Path From One Appliance to Entire Virtual Infrastructure
Tags: cve, cyber, data-breach, exploit, infrastructure, rce, remote-code-execution, vcenter, vmware, vulnerabilityA critical VMware vCenter vulnerability is being actively exploited in a fast-moving campaign that turns a single exposed management appliance into a launch point for broad virtual-infrastructure compromise. Incident responders at QUIRSO linked the activity to exploitation of CVE-2026-59310, while identifying a separate, possibly unrelated track involving CVE-2026-59309. CVE-2026-59310 is a directory-traversal vulnerability in the…
-
China-Nexus Threat Actor Targeting Critical VMware Flaw
A China-nexus bad actor is likely behind the rapid exploitation of a critical flaw in VMware’s vCenter management software that has spread across 361 victim IP addresses in almost four dozen countries. Exploitation of the vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-59310 started five days after VMware owner Broadcom first disclosed the security flaw July 29,.. First seen…
-
VMware fixes three critical flaws allowing auth bypass, VM escapes
Broadcom has released security updates to fix five vulnerabilities in VMware vCenter, ESX, Workstation, and Fusion, including three critical flaws that allow attackers to bypass authentication, execute arbitrary code, or escape from a virtual machine to the host. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vmware-fixes-three-critical-flaws-allowing-auth-bypass-vm-escapes/
-
CISA Flags Actively Exploited VMware vCenter RCE Flaw in KEV Catalog
Tags: cisa, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, rce, remote-code-execution, vcenter, vmware, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical vulnerability affecting VMware vCenter Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, confirming that the flaw is being actively exploited in real-world attacks. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/vmware-vcenter-cve-2024-37079-exploited/
-
CISA says critical VMware RCE flaw now actively exploited
CISA has flagged a critical VMware vCenter Server vulnerability as actively exploited and ordered U.S. federal agencies to secure their servers within three weeks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-says-critical-vmware-rce-flaw-now-actively-exploited/
-
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Broadcom VMware vCenter Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw impacting Broadcom VMware vCenter to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Broadcom VMware vCenter Server vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-37079 (CVSS score of 9.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. vCenter Server is a centralized management platform developed…
-
CISA Adds Actively Exploited VMware vCenter Flaw CVE-2024-37079 to KEV Catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a critical security flaw affecting Broadcom VMware vCenter Server that was patched in June 2024 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild.The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-37079 (CVSS score: 9.8), which refers to a heap overflow…
-
Patch or die: VMware vCenter Server bug fixed in 2024 under attack today
If you skipped it back then, now’s a very good time First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/23/critical_vmware_vcenter_server_bug/
-
Warp Panda zielt auf vCenter und ESXi – So sichern Unternehmen vCenter und ESXi gegen versteckte Zugriffe
Tags: vcenterFirst seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/vcenter-esxi-warp-panda-schutz-a-a9f479c42bac36854fbd3bcd51e13b05/
-
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…
-
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…
-
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/
-
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/
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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,…
-
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,…
-
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.…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…