Tag Archives: VMware

Windows: Update from 2019 for VMware offered again (Jan. 5, 2021)

Posted on 2021-01-08 by guenni

[English]Just a short information from a blog reader who is being re-offered a 2019 update for VMware as of January 5, 2021. I am interested in whether this is an isolated case or affects more users. Advertising

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File Read Vulnerability in VMware vCenter Prior to Version 6.5u1

Posted on 2021-01-07 by guenni

Small note for users of VMware vCenter before version 6.5u1. If you are using older versions, you should update to 6.5u1. This is because there is a vulnerability that allows files to be read without authentication. Advertising

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Windows 10 20H2: Update KB4592438 blocks VMware ThinApp

Posted on 2020-12-15 by guenni

[German]Windows 10 20H2 administrators using VMware ThinApp should beware. I have received feedback from users that after installing update KB4592438, VMware ThinApps no longer starts. Here’s an overview, what I know so far. Advertising

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NSA warns about CVE-2020-4006 in VMware products, urgently patching required

Posted on 2020-12-10 by guenni

[German]A few days ago VMware released security updates for the CVE-2020-4006 vulnerability in VMware Workspace One Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager and Identity Manager Connector. Now there is an NSA warning that the vulnerability is being exploited by Russian hackers. … Continue reading →

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VMware: Critical vulnerability in products like Workspace One etc.

Posted on 2020-11-25 by guenni

[German]VMware, the virtualization vendor, has issued a warning about a critical vulnerability in several Linux and Windows products. A patch is not yet available, only workarounds. Advertising

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VMware: Product and security updates (Nov. 2020)

Posted on 2020-11-22 by guenni

[German]VMware has just released updates to close a critical vulnerability in its ESXi virtualization platform. VMware Workstation and Player have also been upgraded for Windows 10 version 20H2. Here is a summary of the two topics. Advertising

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VMware fixes critical vulnerarbilities in Workstation and Fusion

Posted on 2020-06-27 by guenni

[German]VMware developers have closed several critical vulnerabilities in their virtualization products VMware Workstation and Fusion these days. Advertising

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Fix for critical VMWare vCenter Server vulnerability CVE-2020-3952

Posted on 2020-04-10 by guenni

[German]There is a critical vulnerability CVE-2020-3952 in VMWare vCenter Server for which the vendor has now released a security update.  Advertising

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VMware Security Updates (03/17/2020)

Posted on 2020-03-18 by guenni

[German]Vulnerabilities exist in VMware Workstation, Fusion, VMware Remote Console, and Horizon Client that allow privilege escalation or denial of service (DoS). Security updates are available for the affected products. Advertising

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VMware updates the CPU license model

Posted on 2020-02-06 by guenni

A brief information for administrators using VMware Server, vSphere or similar virtualization products. The company has revised its CPU licensing models. Advertising

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