CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

This vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Remediation Deadline: Dec 11, 2024

CVE-2024-38813

High

EPSS 31.1%CISA KEV

VMware/vCenter Server

Description

VMware vCenter contains an improper check for dropped privileges vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow an attacker with network access to the vCenter Server to escalate privileges to root by sending a specially crafted packet.

EPSS — Exploit Probability

31.1%

Higher than 96.7% of all CVEs

Required Action

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24968 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38813

Risk Assessment

ELEVATED

In CISA KEV

Details

Severity: High
EPSS: 31.1%
CISA KEV: Yes
Ransomware: Unknown
Articles: 0

Timeline

Published

Nov 20, 2024

Added to KEV

Nov 20, 2024

Remediation Due

Dec 11, 2024

Affected Product

VMware

vCenter Server

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External Links

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