# CVE-2024-38813

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2024-38813
- **Severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS Score:** 7.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
- **CWE:** CWE-273, CWE-250
- **Published:** Sep 17, 2024
- **Last Modified:** Oct 21, 2025

## Description

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.

## Affected Products

- n/a — VMware vCenter Server (8.0)
- n/a — VMware vCenter Server (7.0)
- n/a — VMware Cloud Foundation (5.x)
- n/a — VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x)

## References

- [CNA](https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24968)
- [CISA-ADP](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-38813)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 17.36%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 97.0

## Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)

- **Date Added:** Nov 20, 2024
- **Due Date:** Dec 11, 2024

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._