Vulnerabilities > CVE-2024-38813 - Improper Check for Dropped Privileges vulnerability in VMWare Vcenter Server 7.0/8.0
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
The vCenter Server contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root by sending a specially crafted network packet.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 36 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
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