Virtualization

VMware ESXi 8.0 — vpxa — multiple ESXi vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — VIB / vLCM patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on VMware ESXi 8.0

VMware ESXi 8.0 — vpxa — multiple ESXi vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — VIB / vLCM patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 30–120 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: VMware ESXi 8.0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: VMware advisory VMSA-2023-0024 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-34048 CVE-2023-34056 Fixed image profile / build: ESXi80U2-22380479 Upstream summary: Out-of-bounds write in the DCERPC protocol implementation (CVE-2023-34048) and partial information disclosure (CVE-2023-34056) on vCenter and ESXi management […]

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VMware ESXi 6.7 — syslog — multiple ESXi vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — VIB / vLCM patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on VMware ESXi 6.7

VMware ESXi 6.7 — syslog — multiple ESXi vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — VIB / vLCM patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 30–120 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: VMware ESXi 6.7 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: VMware advisory VMSA-2022-0029 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-44228 CVE-2021-45046 Fixed image profile / build: ESXi70U3d-19482537 Upstream summary: VMware products bundle vulnerable log4j builds; ESXi syslog and Update Manager components are remediated alongside vCenter. Table of […]

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VMware ESXi 6.7 — openslp — multiple ESXi vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — VIB / vLCM patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on VMware ESXi 6.7

VMware ESXi 6.7 — openslp — multiple ESXi vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — VIB / vLCM patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 30–120 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: VMware ESXi 6.7 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: VMware advisory VMSA-2021-0002 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-3992 CVE-2021-21974 Fixed image profile / build: ESXi670-202102401-SG Upstream summary: ESXi contains a heap-overflow vulnerability in the OpenSLP service (CVE-2020-3992 / CVE-2021-21974) that allows a malicious actor residing […]

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Plain columns dissolving into light and reassembling as platforms on a raised terrace, the whole arc of modernizing VMware onto Azure native services

Modernizing VMware Using Azure Native Services: The Journey to Cloud-First Architecture

Before 1 November 2026, every pay-as-you-go Azure VMware Solution customer must supply a portable VCF licence key bought from Broadcom. That deadline turned a long-running architecture debate into a scheduling problem. Here is what modernizing VMware using Azure native services actually involves: the four destinations a workload can land in, why Azure Arc should come before any migration, what the business case really looks like across three years, and the limits nobody puts on the slide.

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VMware ESXi 7.0 — log4j — multiple ESXi vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — VIB / vLCM patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on VMware ESXi 7.0

VMware ESXi 7.0 — log4j — multiple ESXi vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — VIB / vLCM patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 30–120 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: VMware ESXi 7.0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: VMware advisory VMSA-2021-0028 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-44228 CVE-2021-45046 CVE-2021-45105 Fixed image profile / build: ESXi670-202111101-SG Upstream summary: ESXi ships Apache log4j inside several Java-based services; Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228) requires either patching or applying the documented […]

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VMware ESXi 7.0 — syslog — multiple ESXi vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — VIB / vLCM patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on VMware ESXi 7.0

VMware ESXi 7.0 — syslog — multiple ESXi vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — VIB / vLCM patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 30–120 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: VMware ESXi 7.0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: VMware advisory VMSA-2022-0029 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-44228 CVE-2021-45046 Fixed image profile / build: ESXi70U3d-19482537 Upstream summary: VMware products bundle vulnerable log4j builds; ESXi syslog and Update Manager components are remediated alongside vCenter. Table of […]

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VMware ESXi 6.7 — log4j — multiple ESXi vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — VIB / vLCM patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on VMware ESXi 6.7

VMware ESXi 6.7 — log4j — multiple ESXi vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — VIB / vLCM patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 30–120 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: VMware ESXi 6.7 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: VMware advisory VMSA-2021-0028 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-44228 CVE-2021-45046 CVE-2021-45105 Fixed image profile / build: ESXi670-202111101-SG Upstream summary: ESXi ships Apache log4j inside several Java-based services; Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228) requires either patching or applying the documented […]

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VMware ESXi 7.0 — openslp — multiple ESXi vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — VIB / vLCM patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on VMware ESXi 7.0

VMware ESXi 7.0 — openslp — multiple ESXi vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — VIB / vLCM patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 30–120 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: VMware ESXi 7.0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: VMware advisory VMSA-2021-0002 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-3992 CVE-2021-21974 Fixed image profile / build: ESXi670-202102401-SG Upstream summary: ESXi contains a heap-overflow vulnerability in the OpenSLP service (CVE-2020-3992 / CVE-2021-21974) that allows a malicious actor residing […]

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VMware ESXi 7.0 — ovf — multiple ESXi vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — VIB / vLCM patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on VMware ESXi 7.0

VMware ESXi 7.0 — ovf — multiple ESXi vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — VIB / vLCM patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 30–120 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: VMware ESXi 7.0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: VMware advisory VMSA-2020-0026 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-4004 CVE-2020-4005 Fixed image profile / build: ESXi670-202011301-SG Upstream summary: An issue in OVF descriptor parsing on ESXi (CVE-2020-4004 / CVE-2020-4005) lets a malicious actor with local access […]

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VMware ESXi 6.7 — ovf — multiple ESXi vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — VIB / vLCM patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on VMware ESXi 6.7

VMware ESXi 6.7 — ovf — multiple ESXi vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — VIB / vLCM patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 30–120 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: VMware ESXi 6.7 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: VMware advisory VMSA-2020-0026 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-4004 CVE-2020-4005 Fixed image profile / build: ESXi670-202011301-SG Upstream summary: An issue in OVF descriptor parsing on ESXi (CVE-2020-4004 / CVE-2020-4005) lets a malicious actor with local access […]

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