Looking for ESXi 6.7 offline patch bundle - old unpatched instance found
Hey everyone,
We recently discovered an old ESXi instance that has been running unpatched for quite some time. The host is running ESXi 6.7.0 build 13006603 (basically the GA version with no patches applied), and VMware Skyline Health is flagging it with critical security advisories.
At the moment, we don't plan to migrate to a newer version. We just need to patch this host to fix the critical vulnerabilities.
Unfortunately, our Broadcom support contract is inactive, and although we hold a perpetual license — software we already paid for — we are unable to download patches from the official portal.
And honestly, this is one of the most frustrating things about Broadcom's acquisition of VMware. It's incredibly disappointing that they've locked access to security patches for tools you legitimately own.
Keeping infrastructure secure shouldn't require jumping through hoops or paying again for something you've already purchased.
Does anyone have an offline ZIP bundle for ESXi 6.7 (latest cumulative patch) that they could share? Something like ESXi670-202xxxxx.zip.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Edit,
Thank you all for your comments! I found several private repositories with the patches needed to at least temporarily mitigate the vulnerabilities. It's a shame the poor decisions Broadcom/VMware made to push us into a more aggressive business model — forcing customers who already paid for perpetual licenses to jump through hoops just to keep their infrastructure secure.
