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 v4.0: 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/E:A/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37081

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vendor: VMware, Inc

Affected software:
vCenter Server

Detailed vulnerability description

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.

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