vSphere 8.0 Update 3k Fixes Critical CVEs—but Temporarily Blocks the VCF 9.1 Upgrade Path Broadcom released VMware vSphere 8.0 Update 3k on 29 July 2026, delivering critical security fixes for both vCenter Server and ESXi. Normally, the recommendation would be straightforward: review the release…
angrysysops.comvSphere 8.0 Update 3k Fixes Critical CVEs—but Temporarily Blocks the VCF 9.1 Upgrade PathBroadcom released VMware vSphere 8.0 Update 3k on 29 July 2026, delivering critical security fixes for both vCenter Server and ESXi. Normally, the recommendation would be straightforward: review the release notes, validate the patch in a test environment, and deploy it as quickly as your change-management process allows. This release, however, comes with an important complication: After upgrading vCenter Server to 8.0 Update 3k, you cannot currently upgrade that vCenter to VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 or any existing vCenter release based on the 9.1.0 branch.
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