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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-38812

VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Published Sep 17, 2024 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · VMware vCenter Server

Patch now

CVE-2024-38812 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Dec 11, 2024. Confirm VMware vCenter Server against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
54.57%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe vmware/cloud foundation · cpe vmware/vcenter server · vendor VMware vCenter Server

The vCenter Server contains a heap-overflow vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted network packet potentially leading to remote code execution.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • cpe vmware/cloud foundationversion unspecified
  • cpe vmware/vcenter server7.0
  • cpe vmware/vcenter server8.0
  • vendor VMware vCenter Serverversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2024-38812

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-38812 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Dec 11, 2024. Confirm VMware vCenter Server against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with vmware/vcenter server 7.0; vmware/vcenter server 8.0. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow; CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. EPSS 54.57%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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.

  1. Sep 17, 2024 · Catalog

    Detected

    The vCenter Server contains a heap-overflow vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted network packet potentially leading to remote code execution.

  2. Nov 20, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  3. Dec 11, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  4. Jun 17, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    The vCenter Server contains a heap-overflow vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted network packet potentially leading to remote code execution.

Sources

  • AttackerKBCited referencehttps://attackerkb.com/topics/pDMaaTA6Th/cve-2024-38812#exploited-in-the-wild_c8779024-ade3-4079-87ed-8deaab4671af

    AttackerKB link already published on the finding.

    attackerkb.com
  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-38812

    VMware vCenter Server contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. This vulnerability could allow an attacker with network access to the vCenter Server to execute remote code by sending a specially crafted packet.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-38812

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-38812

    30-day exploitation probability 54.6%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-38812

    The vCenter Server contains a heap-overflow vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted network packet potentially leading to remote code executio

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-38812

    VMware vCenter Server contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. This vulnerability could allow an attacker with network access to the vCenter Server to execute remote code by sending a specially crafted packet.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.