Seriously?! Another VMware Cluster F\*ck-Up
Oh, joy. More security holes in VMware stuff. This time it’s NSX – the networking virtualization platform that apparently needed the NSA to point out the gaping flaws. Broadcom (who bought VMware, because *of course* they did) has released patches for a bunch of high-severity bugs. We’re talking remote code execution, denial of service…the usual delightful surprises.
Apparently, some poorly written code allowed unauthenticated users to do things they absolutely shouldn’t be able to do. Like, control your entire network. Fantastic. The NSA found these during routine testing – which begs the question: what the hell kind of “security testing” was VMware doing before Broadcom got their grubby hands on everything? Probably none.
There are multiple CVEs involved (CVE-2023-34058, CVE-2023-34059, CVE-2023-34060), affecting various NSX versions. If you’re running this garbage, patch it NOW. Don’t be a hero. Seriously, don’t. I’m not going to feel bad when your network gets pwned because you were too lazy.
And yes, the usual “no known exploits in the wild” disclaimer is present. But let’s be real, it’s only a matter of time before someone figures out how to weaponize this crap. It always is.
Related Anecdote: Back in ’98, I had a sysadmin tell me “Oh, we don’t need to patch that vulnerability, it’s not actively exploited.” Two weeks later, their entire mail server was encrypted with ransomware. Yeah, good call, genius.
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