9.8

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

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalKEVAnalyzed
Published 17-09-2024Last modified 21-10-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-38813 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server. It is known to be exploited: CISA lists it, first on 20-11-2024. EPSS estimates a 17.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
85/100
0100
Critical · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
17.36%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVListedCISA
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 17-09-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 20-11-2024
    Added to CISA KEVVMware vCenter Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
  3. 11-12-2024
    CISA remediation dueApply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
  4. 21-10-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

17.36%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 17.36% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
17.36%

Known exploited

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CISA KEVListed
Added
20-11-2024
Federal due date
11-12-2024

CISA required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. support.broadcom.com/web/… nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38813

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Vmware2 products
  • cloud_foundation≥ 4.0, < 5.2
  • vcenter_serverEOL7.0 | 7.0:a | 7.0:b | 7.0:c | 7.0:d | 7.0:update1 | 7.0:update1a | 7.0:update1c | 7.0:update1d | 7.0:update2 | 7.0:update2a | 7.0:update2b | 7.0:update2c | 7.0:update2d | 7.0:update3 | 7.0:update3a | 7.0:update3c | 7.0:update3d | 7.0:update3e | 7.0:update3f | 7.0:update3g | 7.0:update3h | 7.0:update3i | 7.0:update3j | 7.0:update3k | 7.0:update3l | 7.0:update3m | 7.0:update3n | 7.0:update3o | 7.0:update3p | 7.0:update3q | 7.0:update3r | 7.0:update3s | 8.0 | 8.0:a | 8.0:b | 8.0:c | 8.0:update1 | 8.0:update1a | 8.0:update1b | 8.0:update1c | 8.0:update1d | 8.0:update1e | 8.0:update2 | 8.0:update2a | 8.0:update2b | 8.0:update2c | 8.0:update2d

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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