Vulnerability · Published May 21, 2024 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2024-22274
High 7.2
In plain English
A high-severity code injection in VMware Cloud Foundation (vCenter Server). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.5% (higher than 85% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.5%top 15.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
The vCenter Server contains an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative privileges on the vCenter appliance shell may exploit this issue to run arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | VMware vCenter Server | 8.0 – before 8.0 U2b7.0 – before 7.0 U3q |
| n/a | VMware Cloud Foundation (vCenter Server) | 5.x – before 5.1.14.x |
Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H