CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects vCenter. It is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, indicating confirmed active exploitation in the wild. Its EPSS score suggests a 17.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
CISA KEV Details
Status: This CVE is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Ransomware use: Unknown
Added to KEV: 2024-11-20
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Original NVD Description
The vCenter Server contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root by sending a specially crafted network packet.
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