VMware vCenter Server
YES - ON THE CISA KEV LIST
CVE-2024-38812
VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
overdue since 2024-12-11
VMware: 26 entries (1.5% of all KEV entries are from this vendor); 0 added in 2026.
BOD 26-04 note: this is the date printed in the CISA catalog. A federal agency's actual deadline is set by its SSVC tier - Act (3 days), Attend (14 days), Track (60 days), or the next scheduled upgrade - counted from the KEV listing date or the date the vulnerability is identified in its environment, whichever comes first. Use the tier helper on each CVE page for your own window.
Your BOD 26-04 window (SSVC tier helper)
Your remediation window ends:
Description
VMware vCenter Server contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. This vulnerability could allow an attacker with network access to the vCenter Server to execute remote code by sending a specially crafted packet.
Required action (CISA)
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24968 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38812
References
Other KEV entries for this vendor: VMware
- CVE-2025-22226 - ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion (2025-03-04)
- CVE-2025-22225 - ESXi (2025-03-04)
- CVE-2025-22224 - ESXi and Workstation (2025-03-04)
- CVE-2024-38813 - vCenter Server (2024-11-20)
- CVE-2024-37085 - ESXi (2024-07-30)
- CVE-2022-22948 - vCenter Server (2024-07-17)
- CVE-2023-34048 - vCenter Server (2024-01-22)
- CVE-2023-20867 - Tools (2023-06-23)
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