CVE-2024-38813

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-38813?

Upgrade cloud foundation to 5.2 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2024-38813 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2024-38813 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2024-12-11. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-38813?

CVE-2024-38813 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2024-38813 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for cloud foundation (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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

17.36%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

Other CWE-250 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-1222	High	8.6	64%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-12420	Critical	9.8	45%	-	Fix
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

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-38813?

Upgrade cloud foundation to 5.2 or later.

Is CVE-2024-38813 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2024-38813 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2024-12-11. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.

How severe is CVE-2024-38813?

CVE-2024-38813 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2024-38813 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for cloud foundation (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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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.