VMware vCenter Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
VMware vCenter contains an improper check for dropped privileges vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow an attacker with network access to the vCenter Server to escalate privileges to root by sending a specially crafted packet.
- Vendor
- VMware
- Product
- vCenter Server
- CVSS
- 7.5
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 17.4%
- Status
- kev
- CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
- Published
VMware vCenter contains an improper check for dropped privileges vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow an attacker with network access to the vCenter Server to escalate privileges to root by sending a specially crafted packet.
Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-11-20. Required action per CISA: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Due date: 2024-12-11.
This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.