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CVE-2024-22274

high

The vCenter Server contains an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability.

Vendor / product: Vmware — cloud foundation

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.

CVSS
7.2
7.2 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (security@vmware.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2024-05-21 18:15
Modified: 2026-11-03 22:17
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-03 22:24 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

vmware / cloud_foundation ≥4.0 <5.1.1
vmware / vcenter_server 7.0, 8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

Vendor advisory: https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24308
Vendor advisory: https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24308

References

Data sources

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-03 22:24 UTC · record ↗

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