Vulnerability · Published Jun 25, 2024 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2024-37086
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity out-of-bounds read in ESXi. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
VMware ESXi contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine with an existing snapshot may trigger an out-of-bounds read leading to a denial-of-service condition of the host.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | ESXi | 8.0 – before ESXi80U3-240225107.0 – before ESXi70U3sq-23794019 |
| n/a | VMware Cloud Foundation | 5.x4.x |
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H