Evidence dossier

CVE-2024-38813

Privilege escalation vulnerability

66.9–87.7Priority evidence range

As known Jul 19, 2026, 5:00 AM UTCgen-56ccdaf9

Normalized restatement

The vCenter Server contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root by sending a specially crafted network packet.

State: PUBLISHED
Published: Sep 17, 2024
Updated: Oct 21, 2025
Evidence coverage: 72%

CISA KEVCatalog member

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

FIRST EPSS16.68%

2026-07-18 · v2026.06.15 · percentile 96.7%

Source stateConflict visible

Distinct CVSS assessments remain side by side; none are averaged.

Source comparison

Who said what

CISA-ADPindependent enrichment

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CISA ADP Vulnrichment

Jul 19, 2026Original evidence ↗

vmwareoriginal assertion

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Privilege escalation vulnerability

Jul 19, 2026Original evidence ↗

CISA KEVoriginal assertion

observed_exploitation

VMware vCenter Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Jul 19, 2026Original evidence ↗

FIRST EPSSoriginal assertion

model_probability

Probability 0.166760000000; percentile 0.966730000000

Jul 19, 2026Original evidence ↗

Applicability

Cited product scope

Trace impact →

broadcomvmware_center_server

[{"status": "affected", "version": "8.0", "lessThan": "8.0_u3b", "versionType": "custom"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "7.0", "lessThan": "7.0_u3s", "versionType": "custom"}]

unknown

broadcomvmware_center_server

[{"status": "affected", "version": "8.0", "lessThan": "8.0_u3b", "versionType": "custom"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "7.0", "lessThan": "7.0_u3s", "versionType": "custom"}]

unknown

broadcomvmware_cloud_foundation

[{"status": "affected", "version": "5.0", "lessThan": "6.0", "versionType": "custom"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "4.0", "lessThan": "5.0", "versionType": "custom"}]

unknown

broadcomvmware_cloud_foundation

[{"status": "affected", "version": "5.0", "lessThan": "6.0", "versionType": "custom"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "4.0", "lessThan": "5.0", "versionType": "custom"}]

unknown

n/aVMware Cloud Foundation

[{"status": "affected", "version": "5.x"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "4.x"}]unknown

n/aVMware vCenter Server

[{"status": "affected", "version": "8.0", "lessThan": "8.0 U3b", "versionType": "custom"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "7.0", "lessThan": "7.0 U3s", "versionType": "custom"}]

unknown

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 4.0; end excluding 5.2supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:c:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:d:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1a:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1c:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1d:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update2a:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update2b:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update2d:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3a:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3c:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3d:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3e:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3f:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3g:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3h:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3i:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3j:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3k:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3l:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3m:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3n:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3o:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3p:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3q:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3r:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3s:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:c:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update1a:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update1b:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update1c:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update1d:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update1e:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update2a:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update2b:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Unknown vendorUnknown product

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:8.0:update2d:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Assessments

CVSS by origin

9.8

nvd@nist.govCVSS 3.1 · role PrimaryCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.5

security@vmware.comCVSS 3.1 · role SecondaryCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.5

vmwareCVSS 3.1 · role unknownCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Limitations and unknowns

KEV membership is authoritative for the catalog, not proof of exposure in any environment.
EPSS is a dated model probability and not an individual-environment prediction.
Affected or fixed status applies only to the exact cited product and version scope; unresolved scope remains unknown.
NVD-carried upstream facts remain derivative and are not independent corroboration.
Only NVD metrics validated under the generation-bound calculator are Public Priority eligible; direct CVE record metrics remain display-only.
NVD CVSS source eligibility is closed: NVD-authored, exact record-source, or registered same-CVE container origin; unmapped sources remain display-only.
Factor D is unknown in Public Core because no accepted canonical mapping-obligation ledger is present.
Core replay supports the active and immediately prior generation; retrospective valid-at replay is deferred.