CVE-2024-37080

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 12.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-06-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

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.

Affected products

VMware vCenter Server: 8.0, 8.0-a, 8.0-b, 8.0-c, 8.0-update1, 8.0-update1a (+37)
VMware Cloud Foundation: from 4.0 before 6.0 — fixed in 6.0
VMware vCenter Server: from 8.0 before 8.0u2d; from 8.0 before 8.0u1e — fixed in 8.0u2d, 8.0u1e
VMware Cloud Foundation: 5.x, 4.x
VMware vCenter Server: from 8.0 before 8.0 U2d; from 8.0 before 8.0 U1e; from 7.0 before 7.0 U3r — fixed in 8.0 U2d, 8.0 U1e, 7.0 U3r

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware Cloud Foundation 6.0; VMware vCenter Server 8.0u2d, 8.0u1e; VMware vCenter Server 8.0 U2d, 8.0 U1e, 7.0 U3r. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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