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China-linked cybercrims abused VMware ESXi zero-days a year before disclosure

Huntress analysis suggests VM escape bugs were already weaponized in the wild Chinese-linked cybercriminals were sitting on a ...
The Hacker News

China-Linked Hackers Exploit VMware ESXi Zero-Days to Escape Virtual Machines

Researchers found Chinese-linked attackers abused SonicWall VPN access and VMware ESXi zero-day flaws to escape VMs and gain ...

VMware ESXi zero-days likely exploited a year before disclosure

Chinese-speaking threat actors used a compromised SonicWall VPN appliance to deliver a VMware ESXi exploit toolkit that seems to have been developed more than a year before the targeted ...
SecurityWeek

Exploit for VMware Zero-Day Flaws Likely Built a Year Before Public Disclosure

Analysis of a recent attack targeting VMware ESXi vulnerabilities from March 2025 revealed an exploit developed a year before ...
Network World

VMware’s hypervisor to go open source?

VMware CEO Paul Maritz said the company has considered open sourcing its hypervisor and supporting virtualization tools made by competitors, but didn’t give any indication about if or when those ...
Network World

VMware opens hypervisor to security vendors

VMware plans to open its hypervisor to security vendors with a set of APIs that make it easier to protect virtual machines from threats including viruses, Trojans and keyloggers. Without these APIs, ...
Computerworld

FAQ: VMware’s hypervisor is free, but enterprises will still pay

VMware Inc. made a long-anticipated move July 22 when it announced that its ESXi hypervisor would be free. That doesn’t mean VMware customers can avoid pricey fees for support and management tools, ...