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CVE-2024-38813
Published: Sep 17, 2024
Modified: Oct 21, 2025
PUBLISHED
CVSS v3.1
7.5
HIGH
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | VMware vCenter Server | affected 8.0 - < 8.0 U3baffected 7.0 - < 7.0 U3s |
n/a | VMware Cloud Foundation | affected 5.xaffected 4.x |
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
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