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Fencer Vulns
high 7.2

CVE-2024-22274 json

The vCenter Server contains an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability.

published 2024-05-21 2 y ago modified 2026-11-03 5 d ago also EUVD-2024-19837

cvss
7.2
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.5%
EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • n/a VMware vCenter Server 7.0 U3q, 8.0 U2b
  • n/a VMware Cloud Foundation (vCenter Server) 5.1.1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

2.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • n/a VMware vCenter Server
  • n/a VMware Cloud Foundation (vCenter Server)
  • broadcom vmware_center_server

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
Technology feeds

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.