CVSS 3.1
9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2024-38812
Critical (9.8) in VMware vCenter Server. In CISA KEV since 2024-11-20. EPSS 55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Severity
- EPSS
- 55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 99% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CISA KEV
- listed 2024-11-20, due 2024-12-11
- CWEs
- CWE-787, CWE-122
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- vmware:cloud_foundation
- vmware:vcenter_server