CVE-2024-37079Known exploitationNetwork attack vector

Remote code execution via crafted DCERPC packet

Published Jun 18, 2024 · Updated Jan 24, 2026

Heap overflow in VMware vCenter Server 7.0 and 8.0, including Cloud Foundation 4.x and 5.x, allows remote attackers to execute code. Broadcom identifies the locus as the DCERPC implementation but has not disclosed the packet field, parsing routine, or incorrect bounds operation. Network access is the only reported gate, and successful exploitation permits remote code execution on the vCenter Server.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability22.38%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Heap overflow in VMware vCenter Server 7.0 and 8.0, including Cloud Foundation 4.x and 5.x, allows remote attackers to execute code. Broadcom identifies the locus as the DCERPC implementation but has not disclosed the packet field, parsing routine, or incorrect bounds operation. Network access is the only reported gate, and successful exploitation permits remote code execution on the vCenter Server.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-37079
Published
Jun 18, 2024
Updated
Jan 24, 2026
Vendor
VMware
Product
VMware vCenter Server
Classifications
CWE-787, T1210
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 18, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 24, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.0 <7.0 U3r
  2. Affected versionversion=8.0 <8.0 U1e
  3. Affected versionversion=8.0 <8.0 U2d

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

VMware · VMware vCenter Serverversion=7.0 <7.0 U3r; version=8.0 <8.0 U1e; version=8.0 <8.0 U2d
VMware · VMware Cloud Foundationversion=4.x; version=5.x

Published CVSS scores

9.8VMwareCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationReported
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
T1210Exploitation of Remote Services

Public exploit references

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Reported exploitation

Technologies

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