VMware ESXi Update Version VMware ESXi 8.0 Update 3f Build 24784735

VMware ESXi 8.0 Update 3f (Build 24784735) resolves CVE-2025-41236, CVE-2025-41237, CVE-2025-41238, CVE-2025-41239, and CVE-2025-2884. The release is a security-only image and requires a host reboot and VM migration or shutdown.

• Resolves CVE-2025-41236, CVE-2025-41237, CVE-2025-41238, and CVE-2025-41239; Broadcom refers to VMSA-2025-0013 for impact details.
• Resolves CVE-2025-2884, evaluated by Broadcom as moderate severity.

• Updating ESXi with esxcli software vib update or esxcli software vib install is not supported for ESXi 8.0 Update 2 and later; use esxcli software profile update or another supported upgrade method.
• The release notes list multiple existing issues affecting networking, storage, DPU behavior, vSphere Lifecycle Manager, and the Host Client; several have no workaround.

• Host reboot is required, and virtual machines must be migrated or shut down before applying the patch.
• The ESXi and esx-update bulletins are dependent on each other; include both in a single host patch baseline or use the rollup bulletin to avoid patching failures.
• For offline bundle installation, the download filename is VMware-ESXi-8.0U3f-24784735-depot.zip.
• Broadcom Support Portal download instructions and authenticated download KBs are referenced in the release notes: 390121, 390098, and 389276.

Product Information

Vendor: VMware

Product: ESXi

Product type: Other

Platform: x86_64

Version: VMware ESXi 8.0 Update 3f Build 24784735

Vendor release date: Jul 15, 2025

Original release notes: View on vendor site

Published on updatealert.io: Jun 5, 2026

Description: Enterprise hypervisor for running virtual machines on server hardware.