CVE-2024-38813: VMware vCenter Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE-2024-38813 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-11-20

VMware vCenter Server contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to an improper check for dropped privileges. A malicious actor with network access can escalate privileges to root by sending a specially crafted network packet.

Technologies: Broadcom vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation. Vendors: Broadcom, VMware.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-38813 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2024-38813 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 20 November 2024. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2024-38813?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 20 November 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
VMware vCenter Server 7.0, 8.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-38813?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2024-38813 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-38813?
Check whether you run Broadcom vCenter Server or VMware Cloud Foundation. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • VMware vCenter Server 7.0, 8.0

Timeline

  • 2024-11-20: disclosed
  • 2024-11-20: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
  • 2024-11-20: advisory: Broadcom/VMware published security advisory

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