CVE-2024-37081
The vCenter Server contains multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to misconfiguration of sudo.
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 8.0 U2d, 7.0 U3r
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- 1 Metasploit module, 3 proofs of concept on GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: total
Summary
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.
Timeline
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- n/a VMware vCenter Server
From 8.0 · fixed in 8.0 U2d; From 7.0 · fixed in 7.0 U3r
- n/a VMware Cloud Foundation
5.x, 4.x