Vulnerability · CVE-2024-37086
VMware ESXi contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability.
Published Jun 25, 2024 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · cloud foundation
Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-37086. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of cloud foundation 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
- Medium6.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.19%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe vmware/cloud foundation · cpe vmware/esxi
VMware ESXi contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine with an existing snapshot may trigger an out-of-bounds read leading to a denial-of-service condition of the host.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe vmware/cloud foundation< 5.2
- cpe vmware/esxi7.0
How to fix CVE-2024-37086
Upgrade
CVE-2024-37086 lists a fix boundary at 5.2. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Affected < 5.2
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-2024-37086. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of cloud foundation is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with vmware/cloud foundation < 5.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read. EPSS 0.19%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jun 25, 2024 · Monitored products — critical
Detected
VMware ESXi contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine with an existing snapshot may trigger an out-of-bounds read leading to a denial-of-service condition of the host.
Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — critical
Updated
VMware ESXi contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine with an existing snapshot may trigger an out-of-bounds read leading to a denial-of-service condition of the host.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-37086
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2024-37086
VMware ESXi contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine with an existing snapshot may trigger an out-of-bounds read leading to a denial-of-service condition of the host.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- Monitored products — criticalNov 5, 2026
- CVE.orgNov 2, 2026