CVE-2024-37081 — HIGH (7.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-37081?

CVE-2024-37081 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2024-37081?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Vmware Vcenter Server, Vmware Cloud Foundation.

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.

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Vmware	Vcenter Server	8.0
Vmware	Cloud Foundation	>= 4.0, < 5.2

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-556

References

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/conVendor Advisory
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/conVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2024-37081?

CVE-2024-37081 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). 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...

How severe is CVE-2024-37081?

CVE-2024-37081 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2024-37081?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Vmware Vcenter Server, Vmware Cloud Foundation.