PT-2024-4328 · Vmware · Vmware Vcenter Server+1

Mal + 1 · Published 2024-06-18 · Updated 2026-02-23 · CVE-2024-37081

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware vCenter Server (affected versions not specified)

Description The vCenter Server contains multiple local privilege escalation issues due to a misconfiguration of sudo. An authenticated local user with non-administrative privileges may be able to exploit these issues to elevate privileges to root on the vCenter Server Appliance. A proof-of-concept exploit has been published and is available online. Approximately 40,000 systems are potentially affected. The root cause of the issue is a misconfiguration in the /etc/sudoers file, which allows for the preservation of dangerous environment variables during sudo command execution.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

LPE

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

CWE-556

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-04816

CVE-2024-37081

Affected Products

Vmware Vcenter

Vmware Vcenter Server

References · 40

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/vcenter_sudo_lpe.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/Mr-r00t11/CVE-2024-37081 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/mbadanoiu/CVE-2024-37081 · Exploit
• https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24453 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-37081 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37081 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-04816 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/SmiitCyberAI/status/1803741284739453268 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/83606 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/securixy_kz/894 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/hybgl/1945 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1804393949353906386 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/true_secator/5867 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/apt_notes/1056 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/cyber_advising/status/1811397734626144535 · Twitter Post