On the 11th October 2022 VMware released VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 6.3 Build 20575345, which has the security issue fixed. Although we cannot commit to any specific timelines for its release, the updated tool will meet our high standards for security and stability, providing enhanced functionality and supporting the latest technologies available in vSphere virtual machines.
Work on a renewed version of vCenter Converter is already in progress.
This is the case with vCenter Converter, whose functionality will be migrated to a modern platform based on a reliable technology stack. When a straightforward update cannot meet compliance requirements, the product needs to undergo a thorough rebuild. As part of a technology’s evolution, we must consider the technical standards the customers must comply with. One of our top goals is to maintain the safety and stability of our customers’ workloads. While we understand some customers may want to use this tool, the risks reached a level where we had no choice but to remove it from the download site. The last release of vCenter Converter occurred in May 2018, and its support officially ended in December 2019. Offering unsupported products based on legacy technology presents potential security and reliability risks to our customers. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. This is a precautionary measure to protect our customers from using legacy technology that does not comply with VMware’s high standards for security and stability. We have removed vCenter Converter from the list of VMware product downloads.
I discuss the 0-day security issues found in VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 6.2.0.1 Build 8466193 which was the reason VMware "pulled" the download from their website on the 2 February 2022. In this video, I will show you how to perform a Physical to Virtual conversion of a Windows XP physical workstation computer to VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0) using VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 6.2.0.1 Build 8466193 not the latest bug fixed version VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 6.3 Build 20575345 from VMware.
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