VMware vCenter Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.
What happened
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.
CISA lists it as exploited, added 20 Nov 2024.
Does it affect you
Names VMware vCenter Server. Enter the product and version you run to place it against the affected range the vendor published.
What to do
- Follow the vendor advisory for the fixed release and any interim mitigation.
support.broadcom.com - Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
cisa.gov
CISA’s notes for this entry:
Affected, as published to NVD
- vmware-vcenter
- VMware vCenter Server: exactly 7.0
The record
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 17 Sep 2024, last modified 17 Jun 2026 (NVD)
- Severity
- CVSS 3.1 base score 9.8, Critical — computed here from the vector; NVD states 9.8.
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness
- CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges, CWE-273 (NVD; names by MITRE)
- Exploitation
- Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue since 20 Nov 2024; federal remediation due 11 Dec 2024. CISA entry
- Exploit probability
- EPSS 17.4%, 97th percentile — FIRST, scored 23 Oct 2026. FIRST EPSS
- Vendor
- VMware · vCenter Server (CISA)
References on the NVD record
Sources
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