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China-Linked Hackers Exploited VMware ESX Zero-Day to Reduce Audit Trail Visibility

Used in attacksCriticalThe Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)·

At a glance

Severity
Critical
Used in attacks
Yes, 1 of 1 flaw named
Flaws named
CVE-2026-41709
Vendors and products
VMware
Industries
Government
Reported by
1 outlet

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added a security flaw impacting Broadcom VMware ESX to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, after CrowdStrike revealed that it had been weaponized by a China-nexus threat actor known as Warp Panda in attacks targeting the U.S. legal sector. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-41709 (CVSS score:…

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Vulnerabilities referenced

  • CVE-2026-41709Not scored yet

    Broadcom VMware ESX

    Broadcom VMWare ESX contains an insufficient logging vulnerability that could allow a malicious actor with admin access to perform certain operations without being logged.

    Used in attacks

    Added to CISA's list 2026-10-28

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Coverage

One outlet has carried this so far.

  1. The Hacker News ↗Established SourceFirst reported

    2026-10-29 06:22 UTC

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