# China-Linked Hackers Exploited VMware ESX Zero-Day to Hide Audit Trails

China-linked hackers exploited a VMware ESX zero-day vulnerability to reduce the visibility of audit trails, according to The Hacker News. The flaw matters because ESX supports many enterprise virtualized environments, and weakened logging can hinder detection and incident response.

**Importance:** 4/5

## Sources

### Security
- [The Hacker News](https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/china-linked-hackers-exploited-vmware.html) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:52:33 +0530
- [The Hacker News](https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/hackers-exploited-cisco-sd-wan-flaw-to.html) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 13:54:22 +0530