CVE-2024-38813

Privilege escalation vulnerability

Published: Sep 17, 2024Updated: Oct 31, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-250

7.5HIGH

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:HAttack Complexity

High

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-250 CWE-273

Affected Products

Broadcom Inc.

commercial·USaka vmware by broadcom

VMware vCenter ServerOn-prem

Cloud & SaaS

VMware Cloud FoundationSaaSSaaS Service

Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform

vmware

commercial·USaka vmware inc

cloud foundationSaaSSaaS Service

Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform

vcenter serverSaaSSaaS Service

Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration

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Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Added to KEV:Nov 20, 2024

Remediation due:Dec 11, 2024

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Privilege Escalation

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References

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24968

support.broadcom.com

https://www.securitylab.ru/news/552230.php

securitylab.ru

https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/csv/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.csv

cisa.gov

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