vSphere Foundation vulnerabilities
7 known vulnerabilities in vSphere Foundation from VMware. 6 are rated high or critical, and 2 have been exploited in real attacks. Each entry lists the affected versions and the release that fixes it, where the vendor has published one.
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- 2.7 Low severity
Broadcom VMWare ESX Insufficient Logging Exploited
VMware ESX contains an insufficient logging vulnerability. A malicious administrator could exploit this issue to perform certain operations without them being logged.
- 9.8 Critical severity
Broadcom VMware vCenter Path Traversal Exploited
VMware vCenter contains a directory traversal vulnerability in the Syslog server. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code.
- 9.8 Critical severity
Cloud Foundation: Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm
VMware vCenter contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the VMware Directory Service. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter may exploit this issue to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to the system.
- 9.3 Critical severity
Cloud Foundation: Out-of-bounds Write
VMware ESX contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the VMXNET3 virtual network adapter. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine with VMXNET3 virtual network adapter may exploit this issue to execute code on the host
- 7.6 High severity
Cloud Foundation: Out-of-bounds Read
VMware ESX, Workstation, and Fusion contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A malicious actor with VM deployment privileges could trigger an out-of-bounds read, potentially leading to information disclosure or more likely a Denial-of-Service (DoS) conditi
- 8.5 High severity
vCenter: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command
VMware vCenter contains an SMTP header injection vulnerability. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges on vCenter who has permission to create scheduled tasks may be able to manipulate the notification emails sent for scheduled tasks.
- 9.3 Critical severity
Cloud Foundation: Out-of-bounds Write
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an integer-underflow in VMCI (Virtual Machine Communication Interface) that leads to an out-of-bounds write. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to exec