CVE-2024-37079
Actively exploited. CVE-2024-37079 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-01-23) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Broadcom VMware vCenter Server contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. This could allow a malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server to send specially crafted network packets, potentially leading to remote code execution.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An out-of-bounds write vulnerability could allow remote code execution via specially crafted network packets.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of VMware vCenter Server are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of VMware vCenter Server.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 97% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2024-37079: Broadcom VMware vCenter Server Out-of-bounds Write Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2026-01-23
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