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.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.050 (91.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.050 · newest: 0.050 · 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)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
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.