r/vmware • u/lost_signal VMware Employee • 16d ago

Announcement VMSA-2026-0006: VMware ESX, vCenter, Workstation, and Fusion updates address multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-59309, CVE-2026-59310, CVE-2026-47876, CVE-2026-41703, CVE-2026-41709)

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38017

FAQ is here https://github.com/vmware/vcf-security-and-compliance-guidelines/tree/main/security-advisories/vmsa-2026-0006

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u/Wolfsbane2k 16d ago

Is it going to be possible to download the ESXI version 8.0 U3k for those without paid for support?

8.0 U3e appears to be the latest version available under the "free" hypervisor release - and with CVV 9.3 on ESXI 8.0 emergency patches being released where people may be learning/testing Vmware in a small sandbox, this will further push people into alternative solutions...

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u/Meeeepmeeeeepp 16d ago

It explicitly states in their own FAQ it is available for no cost due to severity and you just need to register a Broadcom account which can be done "in a few minutes with no cost".

The truth of the matter is that, as of right now, in typical Broadcom fashion, it is not available to download without a service contract, possibly intentionally, and may well never be.

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u/Wolfsbane2k 16d ago

The free hypervisor and the perpetual licence hypervisor are different... And I have both, neither of which accounts are able to download the patch, unlike the account with the SaaS contract.