VMware ESXi: update your installation with latest patches

After a wave of recent attacks on VMware products through known vulnerabilities, VMware has released patches that address this issue.
It is strongly recommended to apply the latest available patches to your current installation to ensure that your system would not be hacked.

At HostZealot we have uploaded the critical updates to our share so you can easily download it command-line, however you may like to check for more recent patches at VMware website directly.

Please find instructions on how to apply the updates for your VMware ESXi installation below:

1) Log in to your VMware ESXi installation and enable SSH:

Host -> Manage -> Services -> TSM-SSH -> Start

2) Connect to your ESXI server via SSH and execute the following commands:

VMware ESXi 6.5.0:

wget -O /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ESXi650-202403001.zip http://5.149.248.36/lockbox/VMware-ESXi-patches/ESXi650-202403001.zip
esxcli software vib update -d /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ESXi650-202403001.zip

VMware ESXi 6.7.0:

wget -O /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ESXi670-202403001.zip http://5.149.248.36/lockbox/VMware-ESXi-patches/ESXi670-202403001.zip
esxcli software vib update -d /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ESXi670-202403001.zip

VMware ESXi 7.0:

wget -O /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VMware-ESXi-7.0U3q-23794027-depot.zip http://5.149.248.36/lockbox/VMware-ESXi-patches/VMware-ESXi-7.0U3q-23794027-depot.zip
esxcli software vib update -d /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VMware-ESXi-7.0U3q-23794027-depot.zip

VMware ESXi 8.0:

wget -O /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VMware-ESXi-8.0U2c-23825572-depot.zip http://5.149.248.36/lockbox/VMware-ESXi-patches/VMware-ESXi-8.0U2c-23825572-depot.zip
esxcli software vib update -d /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VMware-ESXi-8.0U2c-23825572-depot.zip

3) Normally your command will output one of the following results:

If your system was successfully updated and now requires reboot to complete updates installation:

[yourhost:~] esxcli software vib update -d /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VMware-ESXi-patch-depot.zip
Installation Result
Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective.
Reboot Required: true
VIBs Installed: ************

If your system was already up-to-date and no patches were installed, you will see the following message displayed:

[yourhost:~] esxcli software vib update -d /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VMware-ESXi-patch-depot.zip
Installation Result
Message: Host is not changed.
Reboot Required: false
VIBs Installed:
VIBs Removed:
VIBs Skipped: ************

4) Finish your updates installation with reboot command or restart serer from web interface

5) Disable SSH unless it is necessary for any additional administrative purposes.