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Critical VM Escape and Other Vulnerabilities Patched in VMware ESXi

VMware patched critical VM escape and remote code execution flaws affecting ESXi, vCenter, Workstation, and Fusion products.

๐Ÿ’ฅ BREACHES & INCIDENTS

  • Hackers Claim Sale of 75M Revolut User Records, Company Denies New Breach
    Hackers claim to sell 75 million Revolut user records, but Revolut denies a new breach.

    • Applies to Revolut fintech platform users, potentially over 75 million records
    • Data allegedly includes partial card data, emails, names, phone numbers, addresses, device info, and hashed credentials
    • Samples show bcrypt or argon2id password hashes and metadata on device models and OS
    • Seller offers dataset for around $500 on cybercrime forum, suspiciously low price
    • Revolut states no evidence of new breach and ongoing investigation; data may be aggregated from multiple sources
    Sources ๐Ÿ“Ž Coverage: cybersecuritynews.com ยท ๐Ÿ‘ via Cyber Security News
  • Houston City College Data Breach Exposes 832k Student Records in ShinyHunters Extortion
    Houston City College suffered a data breach exposing 832,000 student records by ShinyHunters.

    • Applies to Houston City College students and alumni, approx. 832,000 individuals affected
    • Exposed data includes names, emails, phone numbers, addresses, DOB, gender, citizenship, and academic records
    • Attack linked to ShinyHunters group using cyber extortion with pay-or-leak tactics
    • Attackers gained unauthorized access via misconfigured databases or weak credentials
    • Stolen data published on underground forums after ransom demands were refused
    Sources ๐Ÿ“Ž Coverage: cybersecuritynews.com ยท ๐Ÿ‘ via Cyber Security News

๐Ÿ•ต๏ธ RESEARCH & DEEP DIVES

  • CVE-2026-10702 Firefox JIT Flaw Allows Code Execution via Malicious Webpage Visit CVE-2026-10702
    A Firefox JIT vulnerability enables arbitrary code execution by visiting a malicious webpage.

    • Applies to Firefox versions 147 through 151.0.2 and Tor Browser releases using these versions
    • Vulnerability in Firefox's JIT compiler allows arbitrary code execution in the renderer process
    • Triggered by simply visiting a malicious webpage without additional user interaction
    • Exploit reclaims freed memory, corrupts objects, and redirects WebAssembly to execute shellcode
    • Nebula Security released exploit code and demonstrated use in a browser-to-kernel ARM64 Android chain
    Sources ๐Ÿ“Ž Coverage: thehackernews.com ยท ๐Ÿ‘ via The Hacker News
  • AsyncAPI npm Packages Targeted in Supply Chain Attack Stealing Dev Credentials
    Attackers republished compromised AsyncAPI npm packages that steal developer API credentials.

    • Targets developers and automated build systems using AsyncAPI npm packages
    • Five AsyncAPI package versions republished with hidden loaders activating on import
    • Malware called Miasma steals GitHub, npm, cloud, container, and AI service credentials
    • Attack exploited weak GitHub Actions workflow to push poisoned commits and releases
    • Payload fetches encrypted modules from IPFS and persists via sync.js on multiple OS
    Sources ๐Ÿ“Ž Coverage: cybersecuritynews.com ยท ๐Ÿ‘ via Cyber Security News

๐Ÿ“‹ ADVISORIES

  • Critical VM Escape and Other Vulnerabilities Patched in VMware ESXi and Related Products
    VMware patched critical VM escape and other vulnerabilities in ESXi, vCenter, Workstation, and Fusion.
    • Applies to VMware ESXi, vCenter, Workstation, and Fusion products
    • Critical VM escape vulnerability (CVE-2026-47876) in ESXi VMXNET3 adapter allows code execution on host
    • Critical vCenter flaws include authentication bypass (CVE-2026-59309) and remote code execution (CVE-2026-59310)
    • High-severity ESXi, Workstation, Fusion flaw (CVE-2026-41703) enables info leak or DoS via VM deployment permissions
    • Low-severity ESXi issue (CVE-2026-41709) allows admin actions without logging
    • Exploitation requires local admin or network access depending on vulnerability
    Sources ๐Ÿ“Ž Coverage: securityweek.com ยท ๐Ÿ“„ Original: securityweek.com ยท ๐Ÿ‘ via SecurityWeek

๐Ÿ”“ CVEs & KEV

  • CVE-2026-14270 โ€” CVSS 8.8 โ€” Extra Checkout Options (addon for Extra Product Options & Add-Ons for WooComm...
  • CVE-2026-12895 โ€” CVSS โ€” โ€” SQL Injection in Frappe's ERPNextSQL injection in Frappe's ERPNext, versions ...

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