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TI-2024-24616 Aliases CVE-2024-37086GHSA-rf2p-c3v5-v8fm

Out-of-bounds read in ESXi

Priority LOW 29CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

VMware ESXi contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine with an existing snapshot may trigger an out-of-bounds read leading to a denial-of-service condition of the host.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00192 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ESXi: ESXi80U3-24022510, ESXi70U3sq-23794019

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—ESXi8.0 to before ESXi80U3-24022510; 7.0 to before ESXi70U3sq-23794019ESXi80U3-24022510, ESXi70U3sq-23794019Patch availableCNA
—VMware Cloud Foundation5.x; 4.x—No fix listedCNA
  • ESXi Vendor— Affected 8.0 to before ESXi80U3-24022510; 7.0 to before ESXi70U3sq-23794019 Fixed in ESXi80U3-24022510, ESXi70U3sq-23794019 Patch available CNA
  • VMware Cloud Foundation Vendor— Affected 5.x; 4.x Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 42

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 to before 5.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 betaVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1a:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_1aVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1b:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_1bVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1c:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_1cVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1d:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_1dVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1e:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_1eVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_2VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 to before 5.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 beta Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_1a Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1b:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_1b Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1c:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_1c Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1d:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_1d Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1e:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_1e Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_2 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 32 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2a:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_2aVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2c:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_2cVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2d:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_2dVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2e:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_2eVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3c:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_3cVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3d:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_3dVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3e:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_3eVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3f:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_3fVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3g:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_3gVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3i:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_3iVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3j:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_3jVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3k:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_3kVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3l:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_3lVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3m:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_3mVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3n:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_3nVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3o:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_3oVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3p:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_3pVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 aVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 bVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:c:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 cVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:d:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 dVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:e:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 eVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 update_1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1a:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 update_1aVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1c:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 update_1cVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1d:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 update_1dVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 update_2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2b:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 update_2bVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2c:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 update_2cVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2d:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 update_2dVulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_2a Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2c:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_2c Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2d:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_2d Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2e:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_2e Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3c:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_3c Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3d:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_3d Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3e:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_3e Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3f:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_3f Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3g:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_3g Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3i:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_3i Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3j:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_3j Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3k:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_3k Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3l:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_3l Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3m:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_3m Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3n:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_3n Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3o:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_3o Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3p:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_3p Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 a Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 b Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:c:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 c Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:d:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 d Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:e:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 e Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 update_1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 update_1a Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1c:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 update_1c Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1d:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 update_1d Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 update_2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2b:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 update_2b Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2c:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 update_2c Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2d:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 update_2d Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA ESXi Fixed in ESXi80U3-24022510, ESXi70U3sq-23794019

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-37086
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rf2p-c3v5-v8fm

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2024-26040 Privilege escalation in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26039 Heap-overflow in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-24610 Out-of-bounds write in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-07131 Code injection in VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05049 Path traversal in VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05029 Improper input validation in VMware vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Foundation KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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