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Critical · 9.8 Known exploited Scanner template CVE-2023-34048 EUVD-2023-38166GHSA-87j2-5g9j-7jmv

VMware vCenter Server Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

Published Oct 25, 2023 · Updated Oct 21, 2025 · Assigned by vmware

Description

vCenter Server contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger an out-of-bounds write potentially leading to remote code execution.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
VMware VMware vCenter Server 8.0 – < 8.0U2, 7.0 – < 7.0U3o 8.0U2
VMware VMware Cloud Foundation (VMware vCenter Server) 5.x, 4.x —

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

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