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Cyberattack debacle on VMware ESXi Server; "Recovery Script" for ESXiArgs Ransomware Victims

[German]Since last weekend, cyberattacks on vulnerable ESXi servers have been ongoing worldwide and there are probably a number of people affected (in Germany, a three-digit number is said to be affected). The attackers are exploiting a vulnerability that was already … Continue reading

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VMware vulnerability CVE-2022-22954 threatened by ransomware, end of support for ESXi 6.5 & 6.7

[German]Various VMware products contain the critical vulnerability CVE-2022-22954 , for which a security update was provided back in April 2022. I had addressed the vulnerability in the blog post Warning: critical vulnerabilities in VMware products (April 6, 2022). Advertising

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Mandiant, VMware and US-CERT warn of malware targeting VMware ESXi servers

[German]Google-acquired security vendor Mandiant has encountered a new malware family (VirtualPITA, VirtualPIE, and VirtualGATE) that targets virtualization solutions like VMware ESXi Server and uses specialized techniques to infiltrate. VMware has issued a security advisory to that effect, and US-CERT is … Continue reading

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VMware: Security Adversory, Windows 11 TPM Issue

[German]Brief note for VMware users and administrators. The vendor has published a security advisory for various products (VMware Workspace ONE Access, etc.) as of August 2, 2022, because there are numerous vulnerabilities there. In addition, I still came across an … Continue reading

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Warning: Critical Vulnerabilities in VMware Products (April 6, 2022)

[German]Just yesterday, in the blog post VMware patches Spring4Shell RCE vulnerability CVE-2022-22965, I warned about a vulnerability in certain VMware products. Now the manufacturer has followed up and warns about critical vulnerabilities in various VMware products. This affects Workspace ONE … Continue reading

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VMware patches Spring4Shell RCE vulnerability CVE-2022-22965

[German]Virtualization specialist VMware has released security updates for various virtualization products. These are intended to close the remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability called Spring4Shell in these products. Cloud products that use virtualization are particularly at risk. Here is an overview … Continue reading

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VMware closes critical vulnerabilities

[German]VMware has released security updates for various products. These should close vulnerabilities that are rated as critical. It affects the products VMware ESXi, VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion and VMware Cloud Foundation. The vulnerabilities could be exploited to execute arbitrary code … Continue reading

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VMware Converter withdrawn (Feb. 2022)

[German]Brief note, I came across here: VMware VMware has withdrawn the VMware Converter from its download pages last week. This is a tool that allows you to transfer images of physical machines into VMware virtual machines (P2V). Advertising

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VMware security advisory about vulnerability CVE-2021-22045 in VMware Workstation & Co.

[German]Vendor VMware has issued a security alert for vulnerability CVE-2021-22045 as of January 4, 2022. This vulnerability, located in the CD-ROM driver, threatens the security of VMware Workstation, Fusion and ESXi Server through a heap overflow. However, updates are available … Continue reading

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VMware security updates (August 2021)

[German]VMware has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in several products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. VMware vRealize Operations, VMware Cloud Foundation and vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager are affected. US-CERT … Continue reading

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