CVE-2024-37081
vCenter Server Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
June 18, 2024, 6:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
June 20, 2025, 7:08 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade to VMware vCenter Server 7.0U3r, or 8.0U2d or later.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2024-37081 has a 5 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-37081 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 20, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update1a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:c:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update1b:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update1c:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update1d:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update2a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update2b:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update1e:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:d:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:c:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1c:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1d:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update2a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update2b:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update2d:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3c:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3d:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3e:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3f:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3g:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3h:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3i:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3j:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3k:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3l:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3m:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3n:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3o:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3p:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3q:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0 up to (excluding) 5.2 Added Reference Type CVE: https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24453 Types: Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type VMware: https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24453 Types: Vendor Advisory -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24453 -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jul. 03, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-556 -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Jun. 18, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added Reference VMware https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24453 [No types assigned] Added CVSS V3.1 VMware AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H