Is CVE-2024-38813 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2024-38813 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2024-11-20.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-38813?

CVE-2024-38813 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-38813?

CVE-2024-38813 has an EPSS score of 16.68% (97th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-38813?

Upgrade cloud foundation to 5.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-38813

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 97th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The vCenter Server contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root by sending a specially crafted network packet.

CWE-250 CWE-273

How to fix

Remediation Available

cloud foundationNVD

Affected:>= 4.0, < 5.2Fixed in:5.2CVE-2024-38813derived 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 ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

16.68%probability of exploitation in 30 days

97thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

VMware vCenter Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

VMware vCenter contains an improper check for dropped privileges vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow an attacker with network access to the vCenter Server to escalate privileges to root 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

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CVE-2024-1222	High	8.6	64%	-	Fix
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CVE-2025-34515	Critical	9.8	7.4%	-	-
CVE-2026-29205	High	8.6	7.2%	-	-
CVE-2019-16765	High	7.4	4.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-1808	High	8.8	3.4%	-	Fix

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