PatchSiren

PatchSiren cyber security CVE debrief

CVE-2024-38813 VMware CVE debrief

CVE-2024-38813 is an official VMware vCenter Server privilege escalation vulnerability that CISA added to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-11-20. The supplied timeline also shows a remediation due date of 2024-12-11. Because the source corpus provides limited technical detail, the safest response is to treat affected vCenter Server deployments as a high-priority exposure and follow vendor mitigation guidance immediately.

Vendor
VMware
Product
vCenter Server
CVSS
Unknown
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2024-11-20
Original CVE updated
2024-11-20
Advisory published
2024-11-20
Advisory updated
2024-11-20

Who should care

VMware vCenter Server administrators, virtualization platform owners, security operations teams, and incident responders responsible for enterprise management infrastructure should prioritize this issue.

Technical summary

The supplied sources identify CVE-2024-38813 as a VMware vCenter Server privilege escalation vulnerability. CISA’s KEV listing confirms it as a known exploited vulnerability and assigns a remediation due date. No further exploit mechanics, affected component details, or CVSS scoring are included in the provided corpus, so defensive handling should rely on vendor remediation guidance and rapid exposure review.

Defensive priority

Urgent. CISA KEV inclusion means this vulnerability should be treated as actively exploited or otherwise high-risk in real-world environments. Prioritize remediation before the 2024-12-11 due date.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Confirm whether VMware vCenter Server is deployed anywhere in your environment and whether those instances are affected by CVE-2024-38813.
  • Apply vendor mitigations or remediation steps as instructed by VMware/Broadcom as soon as possible.
  • If mitigations are unavailable, follow CISA guidance to discontinue use of the product until a safe remediation path is available.
  • Track remediation against the CISA KEV due date of 2024-12-11 and escalate any overdue instances.
  • Review administrative access and system change activity on exposed vCenter Server systems while remediation is in progress.

Evidence notes

Source corpus evidence is limited to official records and metadata: the CVE entry names the issue as a VMware vCenter Server privilege escalation vulnerability; CISA KEV lists it as a known exploited vulnerability with dateAdded 2024-11-20 and dueDate 2024-12-11; the supplied notes point to the VMware/Broadcom security advisory and the NVD record as official follow-up references.

Official resources

This debrief uses only the supplied official CVE, CISA KEV, and related reference metadata. The timeline in the corpus places CVE publication and KEV addition on 2024-11-20, with remediation due by 2024-12-11.