{
    "id": "CVE-2024-38812",
    "published": "2024-09-17 18:15:03",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 07:41:05",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-122",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.54571",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98986",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2024-12-11",
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:35:38",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2024-12-11."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "cloud_foundation"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "vcenter_server"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2024-38812",
        "date_added": "2024-11-20",
        "due_date": "2024-12-11",
        "vendor": "VMware",
        "product": "vCenter Server",
        "name": "VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 0
    },
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24968",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-38812"
    ]
}