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CVE-2024-37079

CRITICAL9.8
CISA KEV

Published 2024-06-18 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source security@vmware.com

Summary

CVE-2024-37079 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in Broadcom VMware vCenter Server. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on January 23, 2026, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by February 13, 2026. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Broadcom has 6 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 1 of them linked to ransomware.

All 6 known-exploited Broadcom vulnerabilities →

Description

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.

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

CWE-787CWE-787

CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability

Product: Broadcom — VMware vCenter Server

Name: Broadcom VMware vCenter Server Out-of-bounds Write Vulnerability

Date added: 2026-01-23 · Due: 2026-02-13

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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