Vulnerability details
CVE-2024-38813
Actively exploited
Broadcom vmware_center_serverBroadcom vmware_cloud_foundationVMware Cloud FoundationVMware vCenter Server
Privilege escalation vulnerability
CVSS 3.1
7.5High
Official 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.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (vmware) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcom | vmware_center_server | 7.0 ≤ v < 7.0_u3s | CISA ADP / Vulnrichment |
| Broadcom | vmware_center_server | 7.0 ≤ v < 7.0_u3s | CISA ADP / Vulnrichment |
| Broadcom | vmware_center_server | 8.0 ≤ v < 8.0_u3b | CISA ADP / Vulnrichment |
| Broadcom | vmware_center_server | 8.0 ≤ v < 8.0_u3b | CISA ADP / Vulnrichment |
| Broadcom | vmware_cloud_foundation | 4.0 ≤ v < 5.0 | CISA ADP / Vulnrichment |
| Broadcom | vmware_cloud_foundation | 4.0 ≤ v < 5.0 | CISA ADP / Vulnrichment |
| Broadcom | vmware_cloud_foundation | 5.0 ≤ v < 6.0 | CISA ADP / Vulnrichment |
| Broadcom | vmware_cloud_foundation | 5.0 ≤ v < 6.0 | CISA ADP / Vulnrichment |
| — | VMware Cloud Foundation | 4.x | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| — | VMware Cloud Foundation | 5.x | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| — | VMware vCenter Server | 7.0 ≤ v < 7.0 U3s | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| — | VMware vCenter Server | 8.0 ≤ v < 8.0 U3b | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
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Details
- Published
- 2024-09-17
- Last updated
- 2025-10-22
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- vmware
- Kolun priority
- 86 · Critical
CISA KEV catalog
- Date added
- 2024-11-20
- Due date
- 2024-12-11
- Used in ransomware
- Unknown
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
17.35%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
97.1%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- Active
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-273Improper Check for Dropped Privileges
- CWE-250