What it is
CVE-2024-37079 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting VMware vCenter Server. vCenter Server contains a heap-overflow vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network...
Vulnerability report
vCenter Server Remote Code Execution
VMware / vCenter Server · affected before 8.0 U2d
Decision summary
Direct answers before the deeper technical record.
What it is
CVE-2024-37079 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting VMware vCenter Server. vCenter Server contains a heap-overflow vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network...
Is it exploited?
Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.
Who is affected?
VMware / vCenter Server affected before 8.0 u2d.
What should we do?
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
Overview
vCenter Server contains a heap-overflow vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol.
A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted network packet potentially leading to remote code execution.
Exploitation evidence
Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.
CVE
Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.
Per-source evidence links for KEV attestations are available through the KEV Intelligence Pro API.
Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CVE First | 2026-06-01 10:49 UTC |
| CISA | 2026-06-02 14:04 UTC |
Detection
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Raw values available in Pro and Enterprise.
No scanner integrations recorded yet.
No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.
Learn about virtual patches →No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.
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Risk and context
CVSS v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
22.4%
Timeline
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
Identifier reserved by the CNA
Pro API
Confidence, exploit status, sensor telemetry, PoCs, scanner integrations, mentions, and tags are available programmatically for VM, SOC, and CTI workflows.
GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2024-37079
Free JSON includes basic KEV fields{
"cve_id": "CVE-2024-37079",
"confidence": "Confirmed",
"cvss_score": 9.8,
"cvss_estimated": false,
"epss_score": 0.22377,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}
Early warning alerts
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