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China-linked Cybercriminals Exploit VMware ESXi Vulnerabilities

First seen 9 Jan 2026, 15:51 UTC • •

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ThreatCluster •March 12, 2026 at 13:27 UTC

Chinese-linked cybercriminals utilized a VMware ESXi hypervisor escape kit to target the ESXi hypervisor. Researchers from Huntress reported that the toolkit was in development as early as February 2024 and was used in an intrusion observed in December 2025. The attack involved sophisticated techniques to break out of virtual machines.

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