Is CVE-2024-38812 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2024-38812 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2024-11-20.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-38812?

CVE-2024-38812 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-38812?

CVE-2024-38812 has an EPSS score of 54.14% (99th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-38812?

Upgrade cloud foundation to 5.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-38812

CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 99th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The 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.

CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

cloud foundationNVD

Affected:>= 4.0, < 5.2Fixed in:5.2CVE-2024-38812derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

54.14%probability of exploitation in 30 days

99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

VMware vCenter Server contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. This vulnerability could allow an attacker with network access to the vCenter Server to execute remote code by sending a specially crafted packet.

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Remediation due: 2024-12-11

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.broadcom.com

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2024-26256	High	7.8	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-25687	Medium	5.9	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-3459	High	8.8	87%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-21017	High	8.8	86%	KEV	-
CVE-2020-25683	Medium	5.9	86%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-31.