November 14, 2023 at 04:47PM
VMware has disclosed a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Cloud Director appliance deployments. The vulnerability only affects certain versions of the appliance and can be exploited remotely without user interaction. While no patch is available, VMware has provided a temporary workaround that does not disrupt functionality or require downtime.
After reviewing the meeting notes, here are the key takeaways:
– VMware has disclosed a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Cloud Director appliance deployments.
– The vulnerability only affects appliances running VCD Appliance 10.5 that were upgraded from an older release.
– Fresh installations of VCD Appliance 10.5, Linux deployments, and other appliances are not impacted.
– Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely without user interaction.
– VMware does not currently have a patch available for this vulnerability.
– VMware has provided a temporary workaround for affected versions of VCD Appliance 10.5, which involves downloading and running a custom script.
– The workaround does not cause any functional disruptions and does not require service restart or reboot.
– In June, VMware also fixed an ESXi zero-day vulnerability and alerted customers to a critical bug in the Aria Operations for Networks analytics tool.
– In October, VMware patched a critical vCenter Server flaw that can be exploited for remote code execution attacks.
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