The vSphere Client (HTML5) contains a remote code execution vulnerability in a vCenter Server plugin. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 may exploit this issue to execute commands with unrestricted privileges on the underlying operating system that hosts vCenter Server. This affects VMware vCenter Server (7.x prior to 7.0 U1c, 6.7 prior to 6.7 U3l and 6.5 prior to 6.5 U3n) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x prior to 4.2 and 3.x prior to 3.10.1.2).
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vmware vcenter server 6.5 |
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If you don't patch, the hosts driving all your virty servers are at risk. So maybe your to-do list needs a tickle? Dying software forces changes to VMware’s vSphere Clients
VMware has revealed a critical-rated bug in the HTML5 client for its flagship vSphere hybrid cloud suite. "The vSphere Client (HTML5) contains a remote code execution vulnerability in a vCenter Server plugin," says VMware's notification. "A malicious actor with network access to port 443 may exploit this issue to execute commands with unrestricted privileges on the underlying operating system that hosts vCenter Server." As vCenter Server is the tool that drives a fleet of virtual servers, this C...
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Security flaws in Log4j, Microsoft Exchange, and Atlassian's workspace collaboration software were among the bugs most frequently exploited by "malicious cyber actors" in 2021 , according to a joint advisory by the Five Eyes nations' cybersecurity and law enforcement agencies. It's worth noting that 11 of the 15 flaws on the list were disclosed in 2021, as previous years' lists often found miscreants exploiting the older vulns for which patches had been available for years. Of course, the US Cyb...