What is CVE-2024-37079?

CVE-2024-37079 is a critical-severity vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-06-18.

How severe is CVE-2024-37079?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-37079 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2024-37079 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-01-23), indicating it is being actively exploited. 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Buffer overflow in VMware Cloud Foundation

CVE-2024-37079

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2024-06-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.224 (97.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-18.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.224 · newest: 0.224 · change: 0.000

Affected products

VMware Cloud Foundation
VMware Vcenter Server — versions 8.0, 7.0
VMware Cloud Foundation — versions 5.x, 4.x
VMware Vcenter Server — versions 8.0, 7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2026-01-23. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2026-02-13.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/Se… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-37079?: CVE-2024-37079 is a critical-severity vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-06-18.
How severe is CVE-2024-37079?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-37079 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2024-37079 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-01-23), indicating it is being actively exploited. 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.