Partially Unpatched VMware Bug Opens Door to Hypervisor Takeover

A security vulnerability in VMware’s Cloud Foundation, ESXi, Fusion and Workstation platforms could pave the way for hypervisor takeover in virtual environments – and a patch is still pending for some users. The issue affects a wide swath of the virtualization specialist’s portfolio and affects...

VMware Patches Important Bug Affecting ESXi, Workstation and Fusion Products

VMWare has shipped updates to Workstation, Fusion, and ESXi products to address an "important" security vulnerability that could be weaponized by a threat actor to take control of affected systems. The issue relates to a heap-overflow vulnerability — tracked as CVE-2021-22045 CVSS score: 7.7 —...

CVE-2021-22045

creationtimestamp| type| source ---|---|--- 2022-01-05 00:39:32+00:00| seen| https://t.me/cibsecurity/34970 2022-01-06 01:21:37+00:00| seen| https://t.me/ctinow/44716...

CVE-2021-22045

The CVE-2021-22045 vulnerability is a heap overflow in CD-ROM device emulation affecting multiple VMware products: ESXi (versions 6.5, 6.7, 7.0), Workstation (16.x up to 16.2.0), and Fusion (12.x up to 12.2.0). The underlying issue is a heap overflow in the CD-ROM device emulation, which could en...

KLA12412 ACE vulnerability in VMware Workstation

Heap overflow vulnerability was found in VMware Workstation. Malicious users can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Original advisories VMSA-2022-0001 Related products VMware-Workstation VMware-Player CVE list CVE-2021-22045 critical Solution Update to the latest version Downlo...