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.

  • Published Sep 17, 2024
  • CVSS 9.8 critical
  • 17.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)
  • In CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Affected software

CVE-2024-38813 at the National Vulnerability Database