VMware Aria Operations 8.18 Hot Fix 6

By Lerpong Intaraworrapath | 16th June 2025

Please be notified that VMware has released Aria Operations 8.18 HF6, which fixes a few problems and addresses numerous CVEs.

https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleId=398034

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/solutiondetails?patchId=5858

It may be applied to any 8.18.x environment and when applied will move you to 8.18.3 (24746341).

How to get the Pre-Upgrade Assessment Tool and Patch file?

Noted: step below to download the patch file that you may patch directly to VMware Aria Operations

1.Go to https://support.broadcom.com and sign in using your credentials.

2.Go to “My Download” and select “VMware“.

3.Type “Aria” and then click “Show Results“.

4.Select “VMware Aria Operations”.

5.Select “Solutions” and then “VMware Aria Operations“.

6.Go to “VMware-Aria-Operations-8.18-HF6“.

7.Download 2 files.

1.APUAT-for-8.14.x-8.18.3.24576666.pak – Pre-Upgrade Readiness Assessment Tool for VMware Aria Operations
https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/324358/using-the-preupgrade-readiness-assessmen.html
2.vRealize_Operations_Manager_With_CP-8.14.x-to-8.18.3.24746337.pak – Patch file

8.Once downloaded, use the Admin UI at https://your_ops_fqdn_here/admin. Navigate to Software Update – INSTALL A SOFTWARE UPDATE and point it to your APUAT pak file.

9.And then apply HF6 via the Software Update page, BROWSE to your file.