Broadcom released security updates fixing five vulnerabilities across VMware vCenter, ESX, Workstation, and Fusion, with three designated as critical. The flaws allow attackers to bypass authentication and execute virtual machine escapes.
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Broadcom has released security updates to address multiple security flaws impacting VMware ESX, vCenter, Workstation, and Fusion, three of which have been designated as critical in severity. https:// thehackernews.com/2026/07/thre e-critical-vmware-flaws-allow-auth.html
Broadcom released security updates for five vulnerabilities in VMware vCenter, ESX, Workstation and Fusion, including three critical flaws that could let attackers bypass authentication, execute arbitrary code or escape from a virtual machine to the host system [bleepingcomputer.com#1][heise.de#1][rapid7.com#1]. Rapid7 said Broadcom published advisory VMSA-2026-0006 on July 29, 2026, identifying t
Broadcom has released security updates to fix five vulnerabilities in VMware vCenter, ESX, Workstation, and Fusion, including three critical flaws that allow attackers to bypass authentication, execute arbitrary code, or escape from a virtual machine to the host. [...]
Broadcom has released security updates to fix five vulnerabilities in VMware vCenter, ESX, Workstation, and Fusion, including three critical flaws that allow attackers to bypass authentication, execute arbitrary code, or escape from a virtual machine to the host. https://www. bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu rity/vmware-fixes-three-critical-flaws-allowing-auth-bypass-vm-escapes/
🤖 VMware patches three critical flaws in vCenter, ESX, Workstation, and Fusion. Two allow authentication bypass, one enables VM escape to the host OS. Broadcom recommends immediate patching. 🔗 https://www. bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu rity/vmware-fixes-three-critical-flaws-allowing-auth-bypass-vm-escapes/ # VMware # Virtualization # CyberSec