Description
The vCenter Server contains an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative privileges on the vCenter appliance shell may exploit this issue to run arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | VMware vCenter Server | 8.0 – < 8.0 U2b, 7.0 – < 7.0 U3q | 8.0 U2b |
| — | VMware Cloud Foundation (vCenter Server) | 5.x – < 5.1.1, 4.x | 5.1.1 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
GitHub 4 repositories
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l0n3m4n/CVE-2024-22274-RCE ★ 48 · Jul 15, 2024
PoC - Authenticated Remote Code Execution in VMware vCenter Server (Exploit)
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mbadanoiu/CVE-2024-22274 ★ 39 · Jul 6, 2024
CVE-2024-22274: Authenticated Remote Code Execution in VMware vCenter Server
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Mustafa1986/CVE-2024-22274-RCE ★ 0 · Jul 18, 2024
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ninhpn1337/CVE-2024-22274 ★ 0 · Jul 11, 2024
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2024-1206 VMware Produkte: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · May 21, 2024