Exploited CVEs / VMware / CVE-2024-38812
CVE-2024-38812
VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA, not predicted. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2024-12-11 (that deadline has passed); treat that date as the outer bound for your own environment. The fix is in the vendor advisory: Broadcom (VMware) Security Advisories, linked below.
Actively exploited VMware vCenter Server vulnerability, Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. Added to the CISA KEV catalog 2024-11-20.
Risk summary
Updated July 28, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.
Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2024-38812
A heap-based buffer overflow in vCenter Server's DCERPC protocol implementation allows remote code execution from a crafted packet, no credentials needed, just network reach. The 54% EPSS score is high for infrastructure software, and CISA confirmed exploitation on 2024-11-20. Because vCenter administers the hypervisor estate, code execution here is equivalent to owning the virtual datacenter.
Do this: Prioritize this vCenter patch above routine server updates and confirm no vCenter instance is reachable from user networks.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2024-38812
Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.
Full tracking and change history for CVE-2024-38812
Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.
CISA required action
Federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date: 2024-12-11 (past due).
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Official fix for CVE-2024-38812
The authoritative fix and affected-version list are published by the vendor. Find the vCenter Server advisory on Broadcom (VMware) Security Advisories.
Common questions about CVE-2024-38812
Is CVE-2024-38812 actively exploited?
Yes. CVE-2024-38812 was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2024-11-20, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, not predicted. Its EPSS 30-day exploitation probability is 54%.
What is the CISA deadline and required action for CVE-2024-38812?
CISA set the federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date at 2024-12-11, which has passed; treat any unremediated system as overdue. The verbatim required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
What fixes CVE-2024-38812?
The authoritative fix is in the vendor advisory: see Broadcom (VMware) Security Advisories for the patched vCenter Server versions and any workarounds. KEV listing makes this a fix-first item: patch it ahead of higher-CVSS issues nobody is exploiting.
Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2024-38812?
Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2024-38812's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS, the KEV date, the CISA due date, and the required action. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; the data is refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central).
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