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CVE-2024-38813

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.

CVSS 7.5 · HighBuzz score 65.9KEV listed

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 65.9

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 26.4 · diversity 14.5 · KEV 25.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
26.4
13 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
14.5
5 sources across 2 categories
KEV score
25.0
Known exploited vulnerability present
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
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Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
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Peak daily
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Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
13 source links · newest first
  • The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw impacting Broadcom VMware vCenter to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Broadcom VMware vCenter Server vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-37079 (CVSS score of 9.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. vCenter Server is a centralized management platform developed […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comJan 24, 2026, 10:23 AM
  • Threat actors are actively exploiting two VMware vCenter Server vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2024-38812 and CVE-2024-38813, Broadcom warns. Broadcom warns that the two VMware vCenter Server vulnerabilities CVE-2024-38812 and CVE-2024-38813 are actively exploited in the wild. “Updated advisory to note that VMware by Broadcom confirmed that exploitation has occurred in the wild for CVE-2024-38812 and CVE-2024-38813.” […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comNov 18, 2024, 8:42 PM
  • The saga of VMWare’s critical CVE-2024-38812 vCenter Server bug has reached the “exploitation detected” stage.

    newswww.securityweek.comNov 18, 2024, 6:24 PM
  • 28th October – Threat Intelligence ReportCheck Point Research

    For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 28th October, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (OMA), operator of 13 airports across Mexico, was hacked by the RansomHub ransomware gang, who threatened to leak 3TB of stolen data unless a ransom is paid. […]

    vendorresearch.checkpoint.comOct 28, 2024, 1:54 PM
  • Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Fortinet releases patches for publicly undisclosed critical FortiManager vulnerability In the last couple of days, Fortinet has released critical security updates for FortiManager, to fix a critical vulnerability that is reportedly being exploited by Chinese threat actors. VMware fixes critical vCenter Server RCE bug – again! (CVE-2024-38812) Broadcom has released new patches for previously fixed vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-38812, CVE-2024-38813) in vCenter … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comOct 27, 2024, 9:00 AM
  • Mistakes can occur, but when the same problem occurs several times in a row, there may be a deeper problem. This is the case with VMware that had to publish a patch for the same security time for the second time in just a few months. Heap overflow found in VMware vCenter This patch is […]

    newswww.csoonline.comOct 23, 2024, 11:44 PM
  • Broadcom has released new patches for previously fixed vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-38812, CVE-2024-38813) in vCenter Server, one of which hasn’t been fully addressed the first time and could allow attackers to achieve remote code execution. The vulnerabilities were privately reported by zbl & srs of team TZL – researchers who participated in the 2024 Matrix Cup in June 2024. Broadcom maintains that they are not currently aware of exploitation “in the wild.” CVE-2024-38812 and CVE-2024-38813 VMware vCenter … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comOct 22, 2024, 11:00 AM
  • For the second time in as many months, VMware patches a remote code execution vulnerability first exploited at a Chinese hacking contest in June.

    newswww.securityweek.comOct 21, 2024, 7:15 PM
  • 23rd September – Threat Intelligence ReportCheck Point Research

    For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 23rd September, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Medusa ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for an attack on the Providence Public School District (PPSD) in Rhode Island. The school district is still grappling with ongoing internet outages since September 11, […]

    vendorresearch.checkpoint.comSep 23, 2024, 12:01 PM
  • Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Critical VMware vCenter Server bugs fixed (CVE-2024-38812) Broadcom has released fixes for two vulnerabilities affecting VMware vCenter Server that can be triggered by sending a specially crafted network packet, and could lead to remote code execution (CVE-2024-38812) or privilege escalation (CVE-2024-38813). Apple releases iOS 18, with security and privacy improvements Apple has launched iOS 18, the latest significant iteration of … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comSep 22, 2024, 8:00 AM
  • Broadcom has released fixes for two vulnerabilities affecting VMware vCenter Server that can be triggered by sending a specially crafted network packet, and could lead to remote code execution (CVE-2024-38812) or privilege escalation (CVE-2024-38813). “Broadcom is not currently aware of exploitation ‘in the wild’,” the company says, but noted that organizations should promptly act to install one of the updated versions. VMware has patched a similarly critical RCE flaw (CVE-2023-34048) in vCenter Server in October … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comSep 18, 2024, 10:38 AM
  • Broadcom addressed a critical vulnerability in the VMware vCenter Server that could allow remote attackers to achieve code execution. Broadcom released security updates to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38812 (CVSS score: 9.8), in VMware vCenter Server that could lead to remote code execution. vCenter Server is a critical component in VMware virtualization and […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comSep 18, 2024, 7:41 AM
  • VMware warned that an attacker with network access could send a specially crafted packet to execute remote code. CVSS severity score 9.8/10.

    newswww.securityweek.comSep 17, 2024, 5:56 PM

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