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dcontesti
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‎06-06-2021 05:31 PM
‎06-06-2021 05:31 PM

VMware vuln with 9.8 severity rating is under attack

For anyone using VMware, a new vulnerability (CVE-2021-21985) resides in theCVE-2021-21985, resides in the vCenter Server.

 

As of Friday (June 4th), there were reports that folks were seeing active scans for it.

 

https://arstechnica-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/under-exploit-vmware-...

 

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denbesten
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‎06-06-2021 09:24 PM
‎06-06-2021 09:24 PM

a tool for managing ...  execution of malicious code ... on a port that is exposed to the Internet.

Looks like it is an attack against the admin interface.  Rookie mistake to expose those to the Internet.  Really they belong on a dedicated, restricted-access Vlan.

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