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VMware urges admins to remove deprecated, vulnerable auth plug-in

VMware urges admins to remove deprecated, vulnerable auth plug-in


VMware urged admins today to remove a discontinued authentication plugin exposed to authentication relay and session hijack attacks in Windows domain environments via two security vulnerabilities left unpatched.

The vulnerable VMware Enhanced Authentication Plug-in (EAP) enables seamless login to vSphere’s management interfaces via integrated Windows Authentication and Windows-based smart card functionality on Windows client systems.

VMware announced EAP’s deprecation almost three years…



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