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A VMware Workstation virtual machine window open on a desktop, with a system terminal showing privilege escalation commands being executed
Vulnerabilities

Broadcom Patches Critical VMware Workstation Flaw That Lets Admins Escape to the Host

An integer-overflow bug rated 9.3 out of 10 lets a privileged user inside a virtual machine run code on the underlying computer.

3 min read
A corporate development environment showing Spring framework code with security patches being silently applied in the background, while a security team at separ
Policy & Regulation

Silent Software Patches Protect Hackers, Not Users

When companies fix security flaws without telling anyone, the people paid to defend your data are flying blind. A new Broadcom programme for its Spring software framework shows exactly how that plays out.

4 min read
A security incident response room with investigators reviewing screens showing exposed database servers, unpatched systems, and abandoned user sessions on publi
Threat Intelligence

The Boring Break-Ins: Why This Week's Worst Hacks Were the Simplest

Fresh incidents show attackers rarely need clever tricks. Exposed servers, old bugs and unattended browser sessions did most of the damage this week.

4 min read
A vCenter login screen dissolving away to reveal immediate access to virtual machines and infrastructure behind it, representing authentication bypass
Vulnerabilities

Broadcom Patches Three Critical VMware Bugs, Including a vCenter Login Bypass

One flaw lets an attacker skip the login screen on vCenter entirely. Two more allow code execution and virtual machine escape across ESX, Workstation and Fusion.

3 min read
A datacenter corridor with rows of server racks illuminated in cool blue light, a single rack highlighted with warning indicators, representing the vulnerable v
Vulnerabilities

Broadcom Patches Critical 'VM Escape' Flaw in VMware ESXi, Plus Four More Vulnerabilities

Five security flaws, three rated critical, have been fixed across VMware's most widely-used virtualisation products. One lets an attacker break out of a contained virtual machine and reach the underlying server it runs on.

3 min read
Illustration: glowing server rack hardware in a dark data center
Vulnerabilities

Seven Security Flaws Fixed in VMware Avi Load Balancer, One Rated Critical

Broadcom has patched a critical flaw that lets attackers break into a core networking component without a password, plus six more serious bugs found by two outside researchers.

2 min read
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