vCenter

R-Vision VM 6.6 Adds Container Scanning, Web Application Audits and Mobile Scanner for Isolated Networks

R-Vision has released version 6.6 of its vulnerability management platform, expanding detection capabilities to web applications, Docker and Kubernetes container environments, and previously unreachable isolated network segments. The new web audit feature inventories resources and identifies associated vulnerabilities, although the company describes the current functionality as basic and not intended to replace dedicated DAST solutions. Container auditing now covers both Docker and Kubernetes, including runtime analysis, with findings presented directly in the host card within the central console. The most notable addition is a mobile scanner that runs on a laptop without requiring dedicated servers, allowing security specialists to audit air-gapped or remote sites and later upload results to the main R-Vision VM instance. The mobile component supports White Box, Black Box, Compliance and web-audit modes, performs full inventory, and is designed to scan up to 2000 hosts. Additional improvements include expanded inventory for ESXi, vCenter and network equipment, updated compliance checks, enhanced dashboards, automation policies and data export options, plus the ability to update agents directly from the interface.

Broadcom Patches Five Critical VMware Vulnerabilities Including CVSS 9.8 Authentication Bypass

Broadcom has released fixes for five vulnerabilities across multiple VMware products that could enable authentication bypass, remote code execution, and virtual machine escapes. The most severe issue, CVE-2026-59309 with a CVSS score of 9.8, resides in the VMware Directory Service component of vCenter and allows an attacker with network access to bypass authentication entirely. Successful compromise of vCenter grants control over hosts, virtual machines, networks, and storage, posing severe risks to enterprise environments. A second critical flaw, CVE-2026-47876, affects the VMXNET3 virtual adapter in ESX and permits an attacker with administrative privileges inside a guest VM to perform an out-of-bounds write and execute code on the hypervisor host. Additional patches address an unauthorized memory read in ESX, Workstation, and Fusion, along with insufficient logging that could conceal administrative actions. No workarounds exist, and administrators must apply the specified updates to vCenter, ESX, Cloud Foundation, Workstation, and Fusion.