Tag: vmware
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Pwn2Own Berlin 2025 Day Two: researcher earned 150K hacking VMware ESXi
On day two of Pwn2Own Berlin 2025, participants earned $435,000 for demonstrating zero-day in SharePoint, ESXi, VirtualBox, RHEL, and Firefox. On day two of Pwn2Own Berlin 2025, bug hunters earned a total of $435,000, which brings the contest total to $695,000, after $260,000 was awarded during the first day of the competition. The participants demonstrated…
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Pwn2Own Berlin 2025: Windows 11, VMware, Firefox and Others Hacked
The beginning of Pwn2Own Berlin 2025, hosted at the OffensiveCon conference, has concluded its first two days with… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/pwn2own-berlin-2025-windows-11-vmware-firefox-hacked/
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Hackers exploit VMware ESXi, Microsoft SharePoint zero-days at Pwn2Own
During the second day of Pwn2Own Berlin 2025, competitors earned $435,000 after exploiting zero-day bugs in multiple products, including Microsoft SharePoint, VMware ESXi, Oracle VirtualBox, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Mozilla Firefox. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-vmware-esxi-microsoft-sharepoint-zero-days-at-pwn2own/
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China-Nexus Nation State Actors Exploit SAP NetWeaver (CVE-2025-31324) to Target Critical Infrastructures
Tags: access, api, apt, attack, authentication, backdoor, backup, breach, business, china, cloud, control, cve, cyber, data, data-breach, detection, dns, encryption, endpoint, espionage, exploit, finance, firewall, fortinet, google, government, group, infection, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, ivanti, linux, malicious, malware, mandiant, military, network, open-source, programming, rat, remote-code-execution, reverse-engineering, risk, rust, sap, service, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, update, vmware, vpn, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayExecutive Summary EclecticIQ analysts assess with high confidence that, in April 2025, China-nexus nation-state APTs (advanced persistent threat) launched high-temp exploitation campaigns against critical infrastructure networks by targeting SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer. Actors leveraged CVE-2025-31324 [1], an unauthenticated file upload vulnerability that enables remote code execution (RCE). This assessment is based on a publicly…
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New VMware Tools Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Tamper with Virtual Machines, Broadcom Issues Urgent Patch
A newly disclosed VMware Tools vulnerability could enable attackers with limited access to compromise virtual machines (VMs). Broadcom, which owns VMware, issued a security advisory warning that the flaw could be exploited to perform insecure file operations within affected VMs. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/vmware-tools-vulnerability-cve-2025-22247/
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Nutanix opens up to all external storage
CEO Rajiv Ramaswami says Nutanix will open its platform to all external storage, allowing it to profit from customers wanting to move away from VMware, as well as the hyper-converged curious First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366623738/Nutanix-opens-up-to-all-external-storage
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Broadcom Pushes VMware Partners Toward VCF-First Future
Tags: vmwareFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/broadcom-pushes-vmware-partners-toward-vcf-first-future
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Scattered Spider Linked to Marks & Spencer Hack
Retailer Continues to Recover From Ransomware Incident. British retailer Marks & Spencer was reportedly targeted by financial crime group Scattered Spider, who deployed ransomware on the company’s VMware ESXi server. The retailer continues to recover from a cyber incident that disrupted operations in its online and offline stores. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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CNAPP-Kaufratgeber
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, authentication, cloud, container, detection, edr, encryption, framework, group, ibm, infrastructure, intelligence, kubernetes, linux, ml, monitoring, network, open-source, risk-management, saas, soar, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, vmware -
Russia-linked APT29 targets European diplomats with new malware
WINELOADER variant: While the Check Point researchers didn’t manage to obtain the final payload delivered by GRAPELOADER directly, they located a new variant of the WINELOADER backdoor that was uploaded to the VirusTotal scanning service around the same time and which has code and compilation time similarities to both AppvIsvSubsystems64.dll and ppcore.dll. As such, there…
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Agentic AI is both boon and bane for security pros
Recent agentic security signposts: Recently, we have seen numerous examples of how quickly building your own autonomous AI agents has taken root. Microsoft last month demonstrated six new AI agents that work with its Copilot software that talk directly to its various security tools to identify vulnerabilities, flag identity and asset compromises. Simbian is hosting…
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VMware revives its free ESXi hypervisor in an utterly obscure way
Tags: vmwareHome labs and bare bones test rigs matter so Broadcom’s back in the game First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/04/14/vmware_free_esxi_returns/
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VMware ESXi 8.0 Update 3e Is Now Free, Here’s What’s New
VMware has announced thatESXi 8.0 Update 3e, the latest version of its industry-leading hypervisor, is now available for download at no cost. Released onApril 10, 2025, this update is packed with enhancements, critical fixes, and new features, solidifying VMware’s dominance in the virtualization space. Free Access to ESXi 8.0 Traditionally a component of VMware’s broader…
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Why Codefinger represents a new stage in the evolution of ransomware
Tags: access, advisory, attack, backup, best-practice, breach, business, cisco, cloud, computer, credentials, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, malicious, network, password, ransom, ransomware, risk, strategy, technology, threat, vmwareA new type of ransomware attack: The fundamentals of the Codefinger attack are the same as those in most ransomware attacks: The bad guys encrypted victims’ data and demanded payment to restore it.However, several aspects of the breach make it stand out from most other ransomware incidents:Attack vector: In traditional ransomware attacks, the attack vector…
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Vulnerabilities Patched by Ivanti, VMware, Zoom
Ivanti, VMware, and Zoom released fixes for dozens of vulnerabilities in their products on April 2025 Patch Tuesday. The post Vulnerabilities Patched by Ivanti, VMware, Zoom appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/vulnerabilities-patched-by-ivanti-vmware-zoom/
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Platform9 Unveils Partner Program Offering VMware Cloud Migration Services
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/platform9-unveils-partner-program-offering-vmware-cloud-migration-services
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Broadcom enhances VMware vDefend security capabilities
Tags: vmwareFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/broadcom-enhances-vmware-vdefend-security-capabilities
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VMware Workstation auto-updates broken after Broadcom URL redirect
VMware Workstation users report that the software’s automatic update functionality is broken after Broadcom redirected the download URL to its generic support page, triggering certificate errors. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/vmware-workstation-auto-updates-broken-after-broadcom-url-redirect/
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New Security Flaws Found in VMware Tools and CrushFTP, High Risk, PoC Released
Broadcom has issued security patches to address a high-severity security flaw in VMware Tools for Windows that could lead to an authentication bypass.Tracked as CVE-2025-22230, the vulnerability is rated 7.8 on the ten-point Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).”VMware Tools for Windows contains an authentication bypass vulnerability due to improper access control,” Broadcom said in an…
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VMware distributor Arrow says minimum software subs set to jump from 16 to 72 cores
Claims Broadcom will levy 20 percent penalty for customers who don’t pay before renewal deadlines First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/03/28/arrow_vmware_licensing_change/
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ClearScale, Matilda Partner for VMware Migrations to AWS
Tags: vmwareFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/analysis/clearscale-matilda-partner-for-vmware-migrations-to-aws
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Broadcom fixes authentication bypass flaw in VMware Tools for Windows
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/broadcom-fixes-authentication-bypass-flaw-in-vmware-tools-for-windows
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Broadcom Extends Scope of VMware vDefend Cybersecurity Platform
Broadcom today updated its VMware vDefend platform to add additional security intelligence capabilities along with a streamlined ability to micro-segment networks using code to programmatically deploy virtual firewalls. Additionally, Broadcom has made it simpler to deploy and scale out the Security Services Platform (SSP) it uses to provide a data lake for collecting telemetry data..…
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VMware plugs a high-risk vulnerability affecting its Windows-based virtualization
Patching is the only workaround: Broadcom advisory noted that the flaw does not have any workarounds and customers must apply patches rolled out on Tuesday to defend against exploitation.Affected products include all 11.x and 12.x versions of VMware tools for Windows, and are patched in the 12.5.1[1] rollout. VMware tools for Linux and macOS remain…
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VMware sues Siemens for allegedly using unlicensed software
As rumors swirl about a new 72-core minimum vSphere license requirement First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/03/26/vmware_sues_siemens_for_using/
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Update VMware Tools for Windows Now: High-Severity Flaw Lets Hackers Bypass Authentication
CVE-2025-22230 is described as an “authentication bypass vulnerability” by Broadcom, allowing hackers to perform high-privilege operations without the necessary credentials. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-vmware-tools-windows-vulnerability/
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Cloudsysteme gefährdet: VMware-Lücke begünstigt folgenschweren VM-Ausbruch
Broadcom warnt vor einer Sicherheitslücke in den VMware-Tools für Windows. Richtig gefährlich wird diese in Verbindung mit drei früheren Lücken. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/cloudsysteme-gefaehrdet-vmware-luecke-beguenstigt-vm-ausbruch-ohne-admin-zugriff-2503-194699.html
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Authentication bypass CVE-2025-22230 impacts VMware Windows Tools
Broadcom addressed a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-22230, in VMware Tools for Windows. Broadcom released security updates to address a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-22230 (CVSS score 9.8), impacting VMware Tools for Windows. VMware Tools for Windows is a suite of utilities that enhances the performance and usability of virtual machines…
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New Security Flaws Found in VMware Tools and CrushFTP, High Risk, No Workaround
Broadcom has issued security patches to address a high-severity security flaw in VMware Tools for Windows that could lead to an authentication bypass.Tracked as CVE-2025-22230, the vulnerability is rated 7.8 on the ten-point Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).”VMware Tools for Windows contains an authentication bypass vulnerability due to improper access control,” Broadcom said in an…