VMware vCenter Update Manager Detection

VMware vCenter Update Manager also known as vSphere Update Manager was detected on the remote host. This application is used to manage patches on vSphere hosts. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include"compat.inc"; if description scriptid56957; scriptversion"1.5"; scriptcvsdate"Date: 2019/11/22";...

Directory traversal

The default configuration of the HTTP server in Jetty in vSphere Update Manager in VMware vCenter Update Manager 4.0 before Update 4 and 4.1 before Update 2 allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, a related issue to...

How to check the ESXi host license using the Managed Object Browser

Purpose This article documents a method of checking which license is installed on a vSphere ESXi host using the Managed Object Browser. Solution In the recent versions of vSphere ESXi, the Managed Object Browser may be disabled by default. To perform the task below, you may need to enable the...

How to manually test hotadd functionality

Purpose This article documents the procedure for manually performing hotadd to test whether a Veeam Backup Proxy can attach a VM's base disks. Solution Requirements and Limitations Before testing, review Virtual Appliance HOTADD Requirements and Limitations Review KB1054:Appliance Mode Hotadd...

Changed block tracking cannot be enabled: virtual hardware version 7 or later required

Challenge The backup or replication job is processed slower than expected and gives the warning message "changed block tracking cannot be enabled: virtual hardware version 7 or later required." The job works without Changed Block Tracking, and the "changed block tracking cannot be enabled: virtua...

How to perform SureBackup recovery verification manually in Standard edition

Solution To start, use the Instant VM Recovery feature. For a boot up test, go through the Instant Recovery wizard and power on the VM, but do not select a checkbox to connect the VM to a network. Please note that since there is no network connectivity, some applications will not start since they...

Compatibility with VMware vSphere Fault Tolerance

Solution Starting with vSphere 6, Virtual Machines with Fault Tolerance enabled can be snapshotted via APIs, allowing Veeam Backup & Replication to back up and replicate Fault Tolerant VMs - just like any other VMs. Starting with Veeam Backup & Replication 8 Update 2 8.0.0.2030, VMs with Fault...

ESX hardware status change however, the change is not reflected in OpsMgr.

The overall health status of the host can be updated in certain scenarios, but the hardware item health status is not correctly updated in OpsMgr. An important symptom is that the health state of the hardware item may be "Unknown" grey in VMware vSphere client...

Unable to access the virtual machine configuration: Invalid datastore path

Challenge SureBackup/Instant Recovery session fails with the error: Unable to access the virtual machine configuration: Invalid datastore path Log Files list: Error Failed to register VM name 'XYZaf5107a9120c43e687c33c3d6f4c073c', is template 'False' System.Exception Error Unable to access the...

How to back up VM templates

Purpose This article serves as a quick reference for information about backing up vSphere Templates. Solution To be able to select a template in the list of virtual infrastructure objects when adding objects to a Backup job, select the VMs and Templates view from the top-right view options. When...

Troubleshooting vPower NFS Datastore Mounting Issues

Challenge During SureBackup, Instant Recovery, Instant Disk Recovery, or Other-OS FLR operation, the following error is seen in the VMware environment: Error during the configuration of the host: NFS Error: Unable to Mount filesystem: Unable to connect to NFS server. or An error occurred during...

Hardware Status Differs in vCenter Server and Veeam ONE

Challenge One of Veeam ONE's monitoring features is monitoring and alerting on host hardware status changes. These alerts are good to know in case hosts in your environment have hardware issues, the issue will be notified in the alert, and the severity of the issue by VMware's color scale Yellow ...

Vmware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) - Local Privilege Escalation

======================================================================= Vmware vSphere Management Assistant vMA - Local Privilege Escalation ======================================================================= Affected Software : Vmware vSphere Management Assistant vMA Severity : Medium...

Vmware vSphere Management Assistant privilege escalation

It's possible to elevate privileges via sudo because of invalid sudoers file...

Vmware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) Privilege Escalation

======================================================================= Vmware vSphere Management Assistant vMA - Local Privilege Escalation ======================================================================= Affected Software : Vmware vSphere Management Assistant vMA Severity : Medium...

CVE-2011-1789

The self-extracting installer in the vSphere Client Installer package in VMware vCenter 4.0 before Update 3 and 4.1 before Update 1, VMware ESXi 4.x before 4.1 Update 1, and VMware ESX 4.x before 4.1 Update 1 does not have a digital signature, which might make it easier for remote attackers to...

CVE-2011-1789

The CVE-2011-1789 entry describes an unsigned self-extracting installer in the vSphere Client Installer for VMware vCenter 4.0 (before Update 3) and 4.1 (before Update 1), as well as VMware ESXi 4.x (before 4.1 Update 1) and ESX 4.x (before 4.1 Update 1). The root cause is the lack of a digital s...

CVE-2011-1789

The self-extracting installer in the vSphere Client Installer package in VMware vCenter 4.0 before Update 3 and 4.1 before Update 1, VMware ESXi 4.x before 4.1 Update 1, and VMware ESX 4.x before 4.1 Update 1 does not have a digital signature, which might make it easier for remote attackers to...

VMSA-2011-0008 VMware vCenter Server and vSphere Client security vulnerabilities

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID: VMSA-2011-0008 Synopsis: VMware vCenter Server and vSphere Client security vulnerabilities Issue date: 2011-05-05 Updated on: 2011-05-05...

VMWare vCenter Server / vSphere Client security vulnerabilities

Directory traversal, information leakage...