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CVE-2024-38813 (GCVE-0-2024-38813)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-09-17 17:13 – Updated: 2025-10-21 22:55
VLAI CISA Previdian
Title
Privilege escalation vulnerability
Summary
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.
SSVC
Exploitation: active Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-11-20 15:18 UTC
CWE
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a VMware vCenter Server Affected: 8.0 , < 8.0 U3b (custom)
Affected: 7.0 , < 7.0 U3s (custom)
n/a VMware Cloud Foundation Affected: 5.x
Affected: 4.x
broadcom vmware_center_server Affected: 8.0 , < 8.0_u3b (custom)
Affected: 7.0 , < 7.0_u3s (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:vmware_center_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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broadcom vmware_cloud_foundation Affected: 5.0 , < 6.0 (custom)
Affected: 4.0 , < 5.0 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:vmware_cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2024-09-17 05:08
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2024-38813

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2024-11-20 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes


Timestamps
First Seen: 2024-11-20
Asserted: 2024-11-20

Scope
Notes: KEV entry: VMware vCenter Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | Affected: 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. | Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. | Due date: 2024-12-11 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24968 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38813

Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev


Details
Cwes CWE-250 CWE-273
Feed CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product vCenter Server
Due Date 2024-12-11
Date Added 2024-11-20
Vendorproject VMware
Vulnerabilityname VMware vCenter Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Unknown

References

Created: 2026-02-02 12:26 UTC | Updated: 2026-02-06 07:17 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2024-38813

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2024-11-20 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes


Timestamps
First Seen: 2024-11-20
Asserted: 2024-11-20

Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: Privilege escalation vulnerability | Affected: VMware / VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation | CVSS: 7.5 (HIGH) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False

Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel


Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title Privilege escalation vulnerability
Vendor VMware
Product VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation
Added Date 2024-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 7.5
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity HIGH
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev False

References

Created: 2026-06-23 14:06 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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