CVE-2024-37081
The vCenter Server contains multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to...
The vCenter Server contains multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to misconfiguration of sudo. An authenticated local user with non-administrative privileges may exploit these issues to elevate privileges to root on vCenter Server Appliance.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
The vCenter Server contains multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to misconfiguration of sudo. An authenticated local user with non-administrative privileges may exploit these issues to elevate privileges to root on vCenter Server Appliance.
- Record
CVE-2024-37081- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-556
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
EUVDEUVD-2024-36414
The vCenter Server contains multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to misconfiguration of sudo. An authenticated local user with non-administrative privileges may exploit these issues to elevate privileges to root on vCenter Server Appliance.
- Record
EUVD-2024-36414- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-04
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rhv4-3chh-r5jc
The vCenter Server contains multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to...
The vCenter Server contains multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to misconfiguration of sudo. An authenticated local user with non-administrative privileges may exploit these issues to elevate privileges to root on vCenter Server Appliance.
- Record
GHSA-rhv4-3chh-r5jc- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-556
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The vCenter Server contains multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to misconfiguration of sudo. An authenticated local user with non-administrative privileges may exploit these issues to elevate privileges to root on vCenter Server Appliance.
- Record
CVE-2024-37081- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-556
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | vCenter Sudo Privilege Escalation | 2024-06-18 |
| PoC in GitHub | mbadanoiu/CVE-2024-37081 | 2024-07-06 |
| PoC in GitHub | Mr-r00t11/CVE-2024-37081 | 2024-07-09 |
| PoC in GitHub | CERTologists/Modified-CVE-2024-37081-POC | 2024-07-21 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploits, facts | CVE List, EUVD | |
| aliases, products, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-37081 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Vmware Vcenter Server, published June 18, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.99%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.