Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU92222

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in vCenter Server - CVE-2024-37081

Published: June 18, 2024 / Updated: December 5, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU92222

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37081

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to misconfiguration of sudo. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Affected software

vCenter Server
IBM Cloud Pak System
PowerProtect DP Series Appliance (IDPA)
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance

How to mitigate CVE-2024-37081

Install updates from vendor's website.

vCenter Server - addressed in versions 7.0 U3r, 8.0 U1e, 8.0 U2d
IBM Cloud Pak System - update to 2.3.4.1
PowerProtect DP Series Appliance (IDPA) - update to 2.7.7
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance - update to 8.0.213

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

External References

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24453