VMware vCenter Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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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-2024-38813

• Recommended remediation

  Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA due date Dec 11, 2024.

• Official advisories

  • CISA KEV · cisa.gov
  • CVE.org · cve.org
  • FIRST EPSS · first.org
  • NIST NVD · nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEV · vulncheck.com

What to do

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

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Sep 17, 2024 · Catalog

   Detected

   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.

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

   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.

Sources

• CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-38813

  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.

  cisa.gov
• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-38813

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-38813

  30-day exploitation probability 17.4%

  first.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-38813

  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.

  nvd.nist.gov
• VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-38813

  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.

  vulncheck.com

References

• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · blog.qualys.com
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · info.greynoise.io
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · isc.sans.edu
• CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
• CISA note · support.broadcom.com
• US Government Resource · cisa.gov
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · enisa.europa.eu

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.