BlackNevas wiped an ESXi estate via VMware management tools
Over 10 days the attacker hit four ESXi hosts, every guest, both vCenters and connected backups, with no hypervisor exploit.
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Warp Panda used low-severity ESXi flaw CVE-2026-41709 as a zero-day
CISA added the logging bug to KEV and gave US federal agencies two weeks to install the patched ESXi builds.
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Canada updates VMware advisory after two CVEs enter CISA KEV
CVE-2026-41709 joined the KEV catalog on October 28; CVE-2026-59310 was added on August 18.
CISA: Critical VMware RCE flaw now exploited by ransomware gangs
CISA warns ransomware gangs now exploit critical VMware vCenter syslog RCE CVE-2026-59310, already KEV-listed after APT compromises across 47 countries.
U.S. CISA adds Apple macOS, Microsoft SharePoint, Broadcom VMware vCenter, and Microsoft IKE flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
CISA adds actively exploited flaws in Microsoft IKE, SharePoint, VMware vCenter, and macOS Screen Sharing to KEV catalog, due August 21.
Suspected China-Nexus Actor Exploits VMware vCenter Flaw, Deploys Babuk
QUIRSO attributes exploitation of VMware vCenter CVE-2026-59310 to a suspected China-nexus actor that hit 361 IPs in 47 countries, deploying backdoors and Babuk.
vCenter Flaw Exploited Just Five Days After Disclosure
Attackers began exploiting critical vCenter flaw CVE-2026-59310 five days after Broadcom's disclosure, putting enterprise VMware deployments at risk.
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Attackers Exploit VMware vCenter Vulnerability to Gain Persistent Remote Access
Attackers actively exploit critical VMware vCenter flaw CVE-2026-59310, installing reverse_ssh backdoors on 361 hosts across 47 countries.
Three Critical VMware Flaws Allow Auth Bypass, Code Execution, and VM Escape
Broadcom patches three critical VMware flaws, including vCenter auth bypass CVE-2026-59309 and an ESX VM escape, urging immediate updates.
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