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Critical Risk Active Exploitation

CVE-2024-37079

vCenter Server contains a heap-overflow vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted network packet potentially leading to remote code execution.

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Confirmed Active Exploitation

This vulnerability is listed in the CISA KEV Catalog. Federal agencies are mandated to patch immediately. Immediate remediation is required.

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Critical Priority
82.28%

The Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) uses machine learning to estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

0% (Theoretical)100% (Certainty)

7-Day Exploitation Trend

Vulnerability Timeline

5 events
Jun 18, 2024
Vulnerability Disclosed
Published to component-level vulnerability database.
Mar 14, 2025
Last Updated
Record updated with new analysis or tags.
Jun 11, 2025
EPSS Score Decreased
Daily EPSS score decreased by 0.115 on 2024-06-19
Jul 28, 2025
EPSS Score Increased
Daily EPSS score increased by 0.257 on 2024-06-19
Apr 1, 2026
Added to CISA KEV
CVE added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Threat Actor Attribution

PREMIUM INTEL
Associated Groups:Lazarus Group, APT28
Ransomware Campaigns:LockBit 3.0, BlackCat
IoCs (Indicators):14 IPs, 3 Hashes

Remediation & Mitigation

SOLUTION

Official patches and mitigation steps are available for this vulnerability.

# Update Command
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y specific-package
# Verify installation
dpkg -l | grep package-name

Affected Products

3 Total
vmware/vcenter_server8.0
vmware/vcenter_server7.0
vmware/cloud_foundationAll Versions

References

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

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Vulnerability Details

CVSS Base Score
9.8/ 10
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published Date
Jun 18, 2024
Last Modified
Mar 14, 2025
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