Threats / Broadcom / CVE-2024-37079
CVE-2024-37079
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
Broadcom VMware vCenter Server vulnerability
Broadcom VMware vCenter Server contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in DCERPC protocol handling that allows remote code execution via specially crafted network packets.
Verdict
Today item — known-exploited.
A network-accessible out-of-bounds write in vCenter Server's DCERPC implementation enables unauthenticated remote code execution. Active exploitation in the wild increases urgency for patching.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreReported exploitation
3 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-01-23).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.22377 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Broadcom, VMware vCenter Server. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write — weakness family: Memory safety.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
I craft malicious DCERPC protocol packets targeting vCenter Server's network interface.
Business
Attackers gain initial network foothold without authentication requirements.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I trigger the out-of-bounds write condition to corrupt memory and achieve code execution.
Business
Attackers execute arbitrary code with vCenter Server process privileges.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
I establish persistence and lateral movement within the virtualized infrastructure.
Business
Entire virtual machine fleet and hosted workloads become compromised and controllable.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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