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Update your VMware ESXi 8.x, 9.x – Offline Mode

In my post How to update your VMware ESXi 6.x, Offline Mode, I walked you through updating an ESXi server in offline mode using the esxcli software vib update command. However, this method has been depricated beginning with ESXi 8.0 Update 2 and replaced by profile-based update commands, which I will demonstrate in this post. Using the offline method, you […]

VMSA-2025-0016 – VMware vCenter and NSX – Multiple Vulnerabilities

VMware by Broadcom has released VMware vCenter and NSX updates to address multiple vulnerabilities CVE-2025-41250, CVE-2025-41251, CVE-2025-41252. Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware vCenter and NSX were privately reported to Broadcom. Updates are available to remediate these vulnerabilities in affected Broadcom products.  Impacted Products CVE-2025-41250 | vCenter SMTP header injection vulnerability Description: VMware vCenter contains an SMTP header injection vulnerability. Broadcom has evaluated the severity of this […]

VMSA-2025-0015 – VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools – Multiple Vulnerabilities

VMware by Broadcom has released VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools updates address multiple vulnerabilities CVE-2025-41244, CVE-2025-41245, CVE-2025-41246. Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools were privately reported to Broadcom. Patches are available to remediate these vulnerabilities in affected Broadcom products. Impacted Products CVE-2025-41244 | Local privilege escalation vulnerability Description:VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Broadcom has evaluated […]

VMSA-2025-0013 – VMware ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and Tools – Multiple Vulnerabilities

VMware by Broadcom has released VMware ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and Tools updates to address multiple vulnerabilities CVE-2025-41236, CVE-2025-41237, CVE-2025-41238, CVE-2025-41239. Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and Tools were privately reported to Broadcom. Updates are available to remediate these vulnerabilities in affected Broadcom products.  Impacted Products CVE-2025-41236 | VMXNET3 integer-overflow vulnerability  Description: VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an integer-overflow vulnerability in the VMXNET3 […]

VMSA-2025-0012 – VMware NSX – Multiple Vulnerabilities

VMware by Broadcom has released VMware NSX updates to address multiple vulnerabilities CVE-2025-22243, CVE-2025-22244, CVE-2025-22245. Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware NSX were privately reported to VMware. Updates are available to remediate these vulnerabilities in affected VMware products. Impacted Products CVE-2025-22243 | Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Manager-UI Description:VMware NSX Manager UI is vulnerable to a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack […]

VMSA-2025-0011 – VMware Avi Load Balancer – SQL Injection Vulnerability

VMware by Broadcom addresses VMware Avi Load Balancer an authenticated blind SQL Injection vulnerability CVE-2025-41233. Avi Load Balancer contains an authenticated blind SQL Injection vulnerability, which was privately reported to VMware. Patches are available to remediate this vulnerability in affected VMware products. An authenticated malicious user with network access may be able to use specially crafted SQL queries to gain […]

VMSA-2025-0010 – VMware ESXi, vCenter Server, Workstation, and Fusion – Multiple Vulnerabilities

VMware by Broadcom has released VMware ESXi, vCenter Server, Workstation, and Fusion updates to address multiple vulnerabilities CVE-2025-41225, CVE-2025-41226, CVE-2025-41227, CVE-2025-41228. Multiple vulnerabilities in ESXi, vCenter Server, and Workstation were privately reported to VMware. Updates are available to remediate these vulnerabilities in affected VMware products. Impacted Products CVE-2025-41225 | VMware vCenter Server authenticated command-execution vulnerability Description:The vCenter Server contains an authenticated […]

VMSA-2025-0009 – VMware Cloud Foundation – Multiple Vulnerabilities

VMware by Broadcom has released VMware Cloud Foundation updates to address multiple vulnerabilities CVE-2025-41229, CVE-2025-41230, CVE-2025-41231. Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware Cloud Foundation were privately reported to VMware. Updates are available to remediate these vulnerabilities in affected VMware products. Impacted Products: CVE-2025-41229 | VMware Cloud Foundation Directory Traversal Vulnerability Description:VMware Cloud Foundation contains a directory traversal vulnerability. VMware has evaluated the severity of […]

FortiOS 7.6.3 – SSL VPN tunnel mode is no longer supported!

In a significant update, Fortinet has announced that starting with FortiOS version 7.6.3 (has been released on April 17th), SSL VPN tunnel mode is no longer supported on ALL FortiGate models. Upon upgrading to FortiOS 7.6.3, existing SSL VPN configurations will be removed, and the SSL VPN web and tunnel mode features will no longer be accessible through the GUI […]

VMSA-2025-0004 – VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion multiple Vulnerability

VMware by Broadcom has released VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion updates to address multiple vulnerabilities CVE-2025-22224, CVE-2025-22225, and CVE-2025-22226. Impacted Products: CVE-2025-22224 | VMCI heap-overflow vulnerability Description: VMware ESXi, and Workstation contain a TOCTOU (Time-of-Check Time-of-Use) vulnerability that leads to an out-of-bounds write. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Critical severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 9.3. […]