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Known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2024-38813

criticalCVSS 3.1 9.8In CISA KEVEPSS 17%Published · n/a

The short answer

CVE-2024-38813 affects n/a VMware vCenter Server and is rated critical (CVSS 9.8). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-11-20: attackers are using it, so patch it first.

What it is

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.

Weakness: CWE-250, CWE-273.

Severity

9.8 critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploited (CISA KEV)

Yes, since Nov 20, 2024

Federal due date Dec 11, 2024

EPSS, next 30 days

17%

Higher than 97% of scored CVEs

How it can be exploited

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

What CISA says to do

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

Affected products

VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation, vmware_center_server, vmware_cloud_foundation. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.

References

Questions

Is CVE-2024-38813 being exploited?

Yes. CISA added CVE-2024-38813 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-11-20, with a federal remediation due date of 2024-12-11.

How do I fix CVE-2024-38813?

CISA's required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.

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