Vulnerability · CVE-2024-37081
The vCenter Server contains multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to misconfiguration of sudo.
Published Jun 18, 2024 · catalog updated Nov 3, 2026 · vcenter server
Last checked Nov 7, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-37081. EPSS is 4.99%. Act only if a listed version of vcenter server is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- High7.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 4.99%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe vmware/vcenter server
The vCenter Server contains multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to misconfiguration of sudo. An authenticated local user with non-administrative privileges may exploit these issues to elevate privileges to root on vCenter Server Appliance.
Are you affected?
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- cpe vmware/vcenter server8.0
How to fix CVE-2024-37081
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 8.0
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-37081. EPSS is 4.99%. Act only if a listed version of vcenter server is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with vmware/vcenter server 8.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-556. EPSS 4.99%. There is no CISA KEV listing. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jun 18, 2024 · Monitored products — critical
Detected
The vCenter Server contains multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to misconfiguration of sudo. An authenticated local user with non-administrative privileges may exploit these issues to elevate privileges to root on vCenter Server Appliance.
Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — critical
Updated
The vCenter Server contains multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to misconfiguration of sudo. An authenticated local user with non-administrative privileges may exploit these issues to elevate privileges to root on vCenter Server Appliance.
Nov 3, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
The vCenter Server contains multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to misconfiguration of sudo. An authenticated local user with non-administrative privileges may exploit these issues to elevate privileges to root on vCenter Server Appliance.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-37081
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2024-37081
The vCenter Server contains multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to misconfiguration of sudo. An authenticated local user with non-administrative privileges may exploit these issues to elevate privileges to root on vCenter Server Appliance.
nvd.nist.gov - Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_linux/local/vcenter_sudo_lpe
Public module reference (great). Module source is not copied into this catalog.
rapid7.com - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-37081
The vCenter Server contains multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to misconfiguration of sudo. An authenticated local user with non-administrative privileges may exploit these issues to elevate privileges to root on vCenter Server Appliance.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 7, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- Metasploit ModulesNov 7, 2026
- Monitored products — criticalNov 6, 2026
- NIST NVDNov 4, 2026
- CVE.orgNov 2, 2026