Product Releases
| ESXi (Secure Boot – KB: 423893) | 8.0 u3j | 05/27 | Download | Release Notes |
| vCenter | 8.0 u3j | 05/27 | Download | Release Notes |
| vSAN | 8.0 u3j | 05/27 | Download | Release Notes |
| Aria Suite Lifecycle | 8.18.0 P8 | 05/27 | Download | Release Notes |
| Aria Operations | 8.18.7 | 05/27 | Download | Release Notes |
| Aria Automation Orchestrator | 8.18.1 P6 | 05/27 | Download | Release Notes |
| Aria Automation | 8.18.1 P5 | 05/27 | Download | Release Notes |
| Aria Operations for Logs | 8.18.7 | 05/27 | Download | Release Notes |
| VMware Cloud Foundation | 5.2.4 | 05/27 | Download | Release Notes |
| NSX | 4.2.4 | 05/27 | Download | Release Notes |
Product Lifecycle
| Product | Version | EOS |
|---|---|---|
| VMware Fusion (for Intel-based and Apple silicon Macs) | 25H2 | 01.06.26 |
| VMware Workstation Player | 25H2 | 01.06.26 |
| VMware Workstation Pro (For Windows) | 25H2 | 01.06.26 |
| VMware Workstation Pro for Linux | 25H2 | 01.06.26 |
| VMware Tools | 11.3.0 | 17.06.26 |
| VMware Tools | 11.3.5 | 17.06.26 |
| VMware Cloud Director Object Storage Extension | 3.0.0.1 | 27.06.26 |
| VMware Cloud Director Object Storage Extension | 3.1 | 27.06.26 |
| VMware Cloud Director Object Storage Extension | 3.1.0.1 | 27.06.26 |
| VMware Cloud Director Object Storage Extension | 3.1.0.2 | 27.06.26 |
| VMware Aria Automation Config | 8.17.0 | 30.06.26 |
KB Articles
Some new and updated KB articles
| Subject | ID |
|---|---|
| NSX Manager node becomes unresponsive and its VM console has errors like „BUG: soft lockup – CPU# stuck for #s!“ | 441504 |
| Error: „License could not be assigned to vCenter“, is seen during license assignment on VVF 9.1 after updating administrator@vsphere.local password | 441499 |
| VCF Installer Fails SDDC Specification Validation with error „SSH: Failed to establish SSH session to <VCF Installer FQDN> Auth fail“ due to local user (admin@local) password issue | 441496 |
| Virtual machine disk mode transition: Dependent to Independent | 441457 |
| Impact of CVE-2026-23918 on VMware Aria Operations | 441376 |
| Cloud Proxy shows Offline with HAProxy error „unknown keyword ‚,libc,none'“ | 441373 |
| Scripted components cleanup from VCF Operations 9.1 | 441333 |
| CPU HotAdd feature is missing | 441296 |
| VCFA 9.1 upgrade fails at Power Off Source Cluster step | 441260 |
| Login delay after adding users to Active Directory groups | 441256 |
| VCFA 9.1 upgrade times out on step vmsp_upgrade_vcfa with error code 4E9FB309 | 441246 |
| After upgrade to 9.1, On VCF Operations UI the Build -> lifecycle page keeps on loading indefinitely | 441205 |
| SMTP Configuration Fails in Aria Operations for Logs with error : „Can’t verify identity of server „ | 441186 |
| WORKLOAD DOMAINS fails to load in the SDDC Manager with Error: Failed to load cluster details. Something went wrong. Please retry or contact the server provider and provide the reference token. | 441160 |
| VCF 9 Not able to assign a different VCF 9 Licenses to single vCenter in VCF Operations | 441152 |
| CIS compliance (management pack) dashboard missing vDS and vPG | 441082 |
| Modifying the Default vSAN Storage Policy at the Datastore Level in the vCenter UI. | 441077 |
| ESXi hosts lose connectivity to NVMe over TCP datastores after storage controller IP change | 441069 |
| Deployment of NSX Manager appliance from NSX UI is stuck at 1% Deploying | 441050 |
| vGPU Power-on Failure with libnvidia-vgx.so on NVIDIA H20 GPUs | 441047 |
| VCF Download Tool displays incorrect .net URL when executing the generate –software-depot-id command | 441033 |
| Not able to upload image to VCFA content library | 441021 |
| NSX PreCheck Warning for (DLB) Distributed Load Balancer while upgrading to VCF 9.1 | 441018 |
| Impact of VM Hardware Version on CPU Security Mitigations | 441013 |
| How to Check the Version of Workspace ONE Access (VMware Identity Manager) from the UI | 440981 |
| VCF license expiry date is not available on NSX UI | 440980 |
| VCF Operations for Networks VM names include the node IP address | 440979 |
| Unassigned Hosts page fails to load or redirects to different vCenters in VCF 9.x vCenter linking environment | 440968 |
| The Identity Broken Endpoint Instance in VCF Operations 9.0.2 is stuck in „no Data Receiving“ status | 440933 |
| VMWare Converter Getting Error „FAILED: An error occurred during the conversion: ’std:: exception“ During P2V/V2V | 440929 |
| Understanding DVS MTU 1700 Configuration with NSX and HCX Deployments | 440927 |
| Slow migration performance and migrations stuck during the „Offline Sync“ | 440867 |
| Unable to SSH to the ESXi host due to a missing uplink. | 440823 |
| VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Upgrade Fails at Pre-Check Due to Expired NSX Manager Password | 440817 |
| Loss of synchronization between NSX Manager nodes | 440806 |
| Host connectivity lost after network reconfiguration | 440805 |
| Splitting vSphere 8.0 Licenses: Grace Periods and System Impact Timeframes | 440804 |
| Repetitive ESXi Lockdown Mode and SSH Tasks Triggered by Zerto Replication | 440789 |
| HCX Service Mesh APR disablement fails with „another workflow is in progress“ | 440785 |
| Fleet Lifecycle Component Download Failure with HTTP 403 Error | 440742 |
| Unable to apply VMware vSAN and VMware Cloud Foundation licenses in VCF Operations 9.1 disconnected mode | 440715 |
| Intermittent packet drops for dual (VXLAN and Geneve) encapsulated packets | 440703 |
| Unable to assign a license to the vCenter Server from VCF Operations 9.1 | 440685 |
| Pre-checks of Esxi failed during an EMM dry run validation due to a VM fault with Remediation „The total number of virtual CPUs present or requested in the virtual machines‘ configuration has exceeded the limit on the host“ | 440670 |
OnSite Events
Incl. VMUG User/cons
| VMUG Connect – Dallas | June 09-11 | |
| Explore – Las Vegas | Aug 31- Sep 03 | |
| Explore on Tour – Mumbai | September 29-30 | |
| Explore on Tour – Singapore | October 1 – 2 | |
| Explore on Tour – Frankfurt | October 13-14 | |
| Explore on Tour – Tokyo | October 20-21 | |
| VMUG Connect – Orlando | October 20-22 | |
| Explore on Tour – London | November 18-19 | |
| Explore on Tour – Washington D.C. | December 8 | |
| Local VMUG Events Overview | ||
Podcast | Webinar | Blog Posts
Podcasts , Blogs and Webinars published last week
Podcast
| All things (VCF 9.1) security with Bob Plankers!Unexplored Territory #119 | Podcast |
| Recently I realized I hadn’t had Bob Plankers on the show yet, so it was time to get him to join the show and talk all things security. Bob goes over all the various features we introduced related to security in VCF 9.1, and also gives a quick overview of what we’ve had available in […] | |
Blogpost
| VCF 9.1 – Demystifying Supported Upgrade Paths to 9.1williamlam.com | Blogpost |
| The rapid advancement of frontier AI capabilities, including recent developments from Anthropic Mythos, keeping software and infrastructure up to date has become a critical priority for many IT organizations. VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) and VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 introduce a ton of powerful [..] | |
| VCF 9.1 – Failed to Discover Component of Type ‚Vcfa‘why-did-it.fail | Blogpost |
| Another quick and dirty blog about an issue that I enountered during the update from VCF 9.0 to VCF 9.1.During the VMware Management System Platform (VMSP) deployment, the task install components: VCF Operations SDDC LCM <UUID> failed. In the details, you will find subtasks like like Discover VCF Automation information or Import legacy components using SDDC lifecycle service in an error state. The error indication is this message: | |
| VCF 9.1 – Platform Health Check Error in VMSPwhy-did-it.fail | Blogpost |
| VMSP tasks fail due to Platform Health Check Error reporting that logging-operator-fluentd is in the wrong resource state InProgressThis is a quick and dirty rundown on troubleshooting an issue with the fluentd service on the new VMware Management System Platform (VMSP) that comes with the VCF 9.1 release. | |
| VCF 9.1 – Rollout: Your Roadmap for the New VMware Release Strategy – vmdaubevmdaube.de | Blogpost |
| The new predictable release cadence offers great visibility, with early environments smoothly paving the way for 9.1. Learn how to maximize your platform longevity. And please don’t forget that 9.0 lifecycle ends before vSphere 8! so The new predictable release cadence offers great visibility, with early environments smoothly paving the way for 9.1. Learn how to maximize your platform longevity. And please don’t forget that 9.0 lifecycle ends before vSphere 8! If you thought migrating to VCF 9.0 meant you could sit back and relax for a few years, a closer look at the new release schedule reveals why that is a misconception. | |
VMware Security Advisories History 2026
| VMSA ID | Products | Affected CVE |
| VMSA-2026-0003 | Fusion | CVE-2026-41702 |
| VMSA-2026-0002 | VMware WorkstationVMware Fusion | CVE-2026-22715CVE-2026-22716CVE-2026-22717CVE-2026-22722 |
| VMSA-2026-0001 | Aria Operations | CVE-2026-22719 CVE-2026-22720 CVE-2026-22721 |