CVE-2024-37081

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2024-06-18. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictMitigate this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • Public exploit code is available (Metasploit, ssvc poc, public exploit)
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 5.0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: Metasploit · ssvc poc · public exploitExposed services: Not assessed

No fix is confirmed yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for the fix.

The vCenter Server contains multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to misconfiguration of sudo. An authenticated local user with non-administrative privileges may exploit these issues to elevate privileges to root on vCenter Server Appliance.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
61
EG Risk 61/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation65% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low, Track* at medium and Attend at high mission impact.
Action: No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.
EPSS PROB
5.0%
EPSS %ILE
92nd
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low, Track* at medium and Attend at high mission impact.

No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.

Exploitation public PoC (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

June 18, 2024

Last Modified

June 20, 2025

References (2)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

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Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Metasploitexploit/linux/local/vcenter_sudo_lpe✓ verified
    First seen Jun 18, 2024

    vCenter Sudo Privilege Escalation

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCMr-r00t11/CVE-2024-37081
    First seen Jul 9, 2024

    A local privilege escalation vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server (and VMware Cloud Foundation) caused by a misconfiguration of sudo, allowing an authenticated user with non-administrative privileges to elevate to root.

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCmbadanoiu/CVE-2024-37081
    First seen Jul 6, 2024

    CVE-2024-37081: Multiple Local Privilege Escalation in VMware vCenter Server

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-37081?
CVE-2024-37081 is a high vulnerability published on June 18, 2024. The vCenter Server contains multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to misconfiguration of sudo. An authenticated local user with non-administrative privileges may exploit these issues to elevate privileges to root on vCenter Server Appliance.
When was CVE-2024-37081 disclosed?
CVE-2024-37081 was first published on June 18, 2024, with the most recent update on June 20, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-37081 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-37081 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EchelonGraph's EG-KEV model classifies it as weaponized: a functional public exploit exists. FIRST EPSS estimates a 5.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (92nd percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-37081?
CVE-2024-37081 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-37081?
No fix for CVE-2024-37081 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.

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