Vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation
CVE-2024-37081
The vCenter Server contains multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to misconfiguration of sudo. An authenticated local user with non-administrative privileges may exploit these issues to elevate privileges to root on vCenter Server Appliance.
EPSS: 0.050 (91.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Vmware Cloud_foundation
- Vmware Vcenter_server — versions 8.0, 7.0
- N/a Vmware Cloud Foundation — versions 5.x, 4.x
- N/a Vmware Vcenter Server — versions 8.0, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@vmware.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-37081?
- CVE-2024-37081 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, classified under CWE-556. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-06-18.
- How severe is CVE-2024-37081?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-37081 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.