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CVE-2024-38813

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
VMware vCenter Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — VMware vCenter contains an improper check for dropped privileges vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow an attacker with network acces
Published: Nov 20, 2024  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

VMware vCenter Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — VMware vCenter contains an improper check for dropped privileges vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow an attacker with network access to the vCenter Server to escalate privileges to root by sending a specially crafted packet.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

VMware vCenter Server contains an improper privilege check vulnerability allowing attackers with network access to escalate privileges to root via specially crafted packets. This critical flaw (CVSS 9.0) poses severe risks to virtualized infrastructure security.

📄 Description (Arabic)

ثغرة في خادم VMware vCenter Server تتعلق بفشل التحقق الصحيح من الامتيازات المسقطة. يمكن للمهاجمين الذين لديهم وصول شبكي استغلال هذه الثغرة بإرسال حزم مصممة خصيصاً للوصول إلى امتيازات root. هذا يهدد سلامة البنية التحتية الافتراضية بأكملها في المؤسسات.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

خادم VMware vCenter يحتوي على ثغرة في التحقق من الامتيازات تسمح للمهاجمين بالوصول الشبكي بتصعيد الامتيازات إلى مستوى root. هذا الخطأ الحرج يشكل مخاطر شديدة على أمان البنية التحتية المفترضة.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 19, 2026 18:48
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
banking telecom energy government healthcare
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediately update VMware vCenter Server to the latest patched version. Implement network segmentation to restrict vCenter access to authorized administrators only. Monitor network traffic for suspicious packets targeting vCenter. Disable unnecessary network services and apply principle of least privilege to vCenter service accounts.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
قم بتحديث خادم VMware vCenter Server فوراً إلى أحدث إصدار مصحح. طبق تقسيم الشبكة لتقييد الوصول إلى vCenter للمسؤولين المصرح لهم فقط. راقب حركة المرور الشبكية للكشف عن الحزم المريبة الموجهة إلى vCenter. عطل الخدمات الشبكية غير الضرورية وطبق مبدأ أقل امتياز على حسابات خدمة vCenter.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
5.1.1 5.1.2 5.2.1
🔵 SAMA CSF
AC-2 AC-3 AC-6
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.9.1.1 A.9.2.1 A.9.4.3
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
VMware:vCenter Server
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS31.11%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2024-12-11
Published 2024-11-20
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 1
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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