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ESXi

VMware's bare-metal hypervisor, installed directly on server hardware to run virtual machines. Each ESXi host is administered through vCenter, and its management interface controls the host's accounts, storage, and the workloads it runs, which makes that interface high-value attack surface.

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Why Compromising vCenter Hands Over Every VM It Manages

One bug in a management appliance ended with ransomware on every workload. The cause is not a chain of exploits but the trust model that makes vCenter useful: root on the appliance is authority over the estate.

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