November 20, 2024 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2024-38813 — VMware vCenter Server
VMware vCenter Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2024-11-20- Federal due date
2024-12-11- Vendor
- VMware
- Product
- vCenter Server
- EPSS
- 96.7th percentile (score 0.295, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38813
CISA short description
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.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.