VMware urged customers to update VMware vCenter Servers against a critical flaw that could potentially lead to remote code execution (RCE) and assigned a CVSS severity score of 9.8. The vCenter Server flaw, tracked under CVE-2023-34048, could allow an attacker with network access the ability to trigger an out-of-bounds write, the VMware advisory explained. Software…

In an updated advisory, the virtualization technology giant confirmed the public release of exploit code that provides a roadmap for hackers to bypass SSH authentication and gain access to the Aria Operations for Networks command line interface. The exploit code and root-cause analysis, released by SinSinology researcher Sina Kheirkhah, documents the problem as a case…

Hardcoded credentials in the Dell Compellent storage array service could enable attackers to take over enterprise VMware environments for any organizations running those two services in collaboration. Dell Compellent reached its end of life in 2019, and holds less than a 1% share of the data storage market, according to Enlyft. However, organizations still using…

In an update to a critical-level advisory originally released in April this year, VMware said it has confirmed that exploit code for CVE-2023-20864 has been published, underscoring the urgency for enterprise network admins to apply available patches. The vulnerability, which carries a CVSS severity score of 9.8 out of 10, allows an unauthenticated, malicious actor…

An end-of-life (EOL) product installed as a plug-in to VMware vCenter Server, NSX-V is a network virtualization solution offering networking and security functionality, including VPN, logical switching and routing, and more. The product is bundled within VMware Cloud Foundation. Last week, VMware announced the availability of patches for CVE-2021-39144 (CVSS score of 9.8), an RCE…

The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-22972, affects VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation. It allows a malicious actor who has network access to the UI to bypass authentication. Shortly after VMware released patches, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned that threat actors would “quickly develop a capability to exploit CVE-2022-22972,”…