VMware VMkernel Cryptographic Module 2.0
VMware, Inc. - FIPS 140 #4815
The VMware VMkernel Cryptographic Module is a firmware cryptographic library that provides FIPS 140-3 Approved cryptographic services for VMware products and platforms.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 4815
- Standard
- FIPS 140-3
- Security level
- Level 1
- Status
- active
- Vendor
- VMware, Inc.
- Module type
- Software
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Stand Alone
- Lab
- Acumen Security
- First validated
- September 26, 2024
- Sunset date
- September 25, 2029
- Versions
- 2.0
- Caveat
- None
Algorithms
- AES-CBC
- AES-CBC-CS3
- AES-CTR
- AES-ECB
- AES-GCM
- AES-XTS Testing Revision 2.0
- Counter DRBG
- HMAC-SHA-1
- HMAC-SHA2-256
- HMAC-SHA2-512
- SHA-1
- SHA2-256
- SHA2-512
Algorithm families of the CAVP certificates listed for this module, plus post-quantum algorithms named in its documents.
CVEs that may affect this product
- CVE-2007-1877HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.6%
- CVE-2007-1337HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.9%
- CVE-2007-1069HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.0%
- CVE-2009-1147HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.3%
- CVE-2012-1666MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.8%
- CVE-2009-1244MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 2.3%
- CVE-2014-4199MEDIUM 6.3EPSS 0.4%
- CVE-2009-1146MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.4%
- CVE-2014-4200MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 0.4%
- CVE-2003-0739MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.4%
- CVE-2009-1805MEDIUM 4.0EPSS 0.3%
- CVE-2001-1059LOW 3.6EPSS 0.4%
Related CVEs and certificate references are automated matches by sec-certs, not reviewed by humans: treat them as "may be affected" and verify before acting.
Documents and sources
Source: sec-certs.org (CRoCS, Masaryk University), from NIST CMVP and the Common Criteria Portal - dataset of September 21, 2026 - synced October 15, 2026
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