7.5
High
Exploited
CVE-2024-38813 VMware vCenter Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Active exploitation observed
· CISA KEV catalogue
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Ransomware campaigns
Not observed so far
Weakness
CWE-250, CWE-273
Description
The vCenter Server contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root by sending a specially crafted network packet.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| VMware vCenter Server 8.0 | 8.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| VMware vCenter Server 7.0 | 7.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| VMware Cloud Foundation | 5.x | No fix stated |
| VMware Cloud Foundation | 4.x | No fix stated |
| vmware_center_server 8.0 | 8.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| vmware_center_server 7.0 | 7.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| vmware_cloud_foundation 5.0 | 5.0 → < 6.0 | 6.0 |
| vmware_cloud_foundation 4.0 | 4.0 → < 5.0 | 5.0 |
References
- support.broadcom.com support.broadcom.com
Timeline
- Published
- Added to the KEV catalogue
- Last modified
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