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Broadcom (VMware)Exploited incident

VMware vCenter Server DCERPC heap overflow (VMSA-2024-0012)

CVE-2024-37079Critical, CVSS 9.8In CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog since 23 Jan 2026

  • Exploited after a fix existed
FixedFixed for every supported version on the day it became public.

Response

Silence
same day
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Exposure
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Follow-through
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First public report to a fix for every supported version
  • Vendor silent
  • Vendor statement, no fix
  • Fixed for some versions
  • Fixed when disclosed
  • Date only, no time of day

Timeline and evidence

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  1. First public report

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    Broadcom VMSA-2024-0012 (Wayback snapshot 2024-06-18)CuratedQuote verified

    Multiple heap-overflow and privilege escalation vulnerabilities in vCenter Server were responsibly reported to VMware. Updates are available to remediate these vulnerabilities in affected VMware products.

    Coordinated disclosure: VMSA 'Issue date: 2024-06-17'; the portal header in the same snapshot shows 'Initial Publication Date 18 June 2024' (probably time-zone related). Exploitation was first reported by Broadcom on 2026-01-23.

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    CVE.org record CVE-2024-37079ClaimedQuote verified18 Jun 2024, 05:43 UTC

    vCenter Server contains a heap-overflow vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger this vulnerability by sending

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    Bluesky postClaimedQuote not checked yet18 Jun 2024, 06:15 UTC

    CVE-2024-37079

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    Mastodon postClaimedQuote not checked yet18 Jun 2024, 13:37 UTC

    Enjoy this month's nasty VMWare vulns, including a CVSS 9.8 potential RCE: www.theregister.com/2024/06/18/vmware_criticial_vcenter_flaws/ Direct advisory link:

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    CISA KEV (CVE-2024-37079)ClaimedQuote verified23 Jan 2026

    Broadcom VMware vCenter Server Out-of-bounds Write Vulnerability

    Added to CISA's KEV catalog on 2026-01-23.

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    Broadcom VMSA-2024-0012.1 (Wayback snapshot 2026-01-26)CuratedQuote verified23 Jan 2026

    UPDATE: Broadcom has information to suggest that exploitation of CVE-2024-37079 has occurred in the wild.

    Change log entry '2026-01-23 VMSA-2024-0012.1'; CISA listed the CVE in KEV the same day.

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  2. Vendor statement

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    Broadcom VMSA-2024-0012 change log (Wayback snapshot 2026-01-26)CuratedQuote verified

    2024-06-17 VMSA-2024-0012

    Change log line '2024-06-17 VMSA-2024-0012 Initial security advisory.'

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  3. First workaround

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  4. First fix

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    Broadcom VMSA-2024-0012 (Wayback snapshot 2024-06-18)CuratedQuote verified

    To remediate CVE-2024-37079, and CVE-2024-37080 apply the updates listed in the 'Fixed Version' column of the 'Response Matrix' below to affected deployments.

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  5. Fixed for all versions

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    Broadcom VMSA-2024-0012 (Wayback snapshot 2024-06-18)CuratedQuote verified

    Updates are available to remediate these vulnerabilities in affected VMware products.

    Initial response matrix lists fixes for every affected line: vCenter 8.0 U2d and 8.0 U1e, vCenter 7.0 U3r, Cloud Foundation 5.x/4.x via KB88287.

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Affected products

  • VMware vCenter Server 7.0 and 8.0
  • VMware Cloud Foundation 4.x and 5.x
How we built this timeline

Old bug added to KEV long after the fix (KEV 23 Jan 2026, when Broadcom also updated the VMSA to say exploitation has occurred). Broadcom said in-product workarounds 'were determined to not be viable', so no Workaround moment.

VMSA-2024-0012 also covers CVE-2024-37080 and CVE-2024-37081, which are not in KEV. Reported by Hao Zheng and Zibo Li (TianGong Team, Qi'anxin).

Date nuance: VMSA issue date 17 Jun 2024 vs portal 'Initial Publication Date 18 June 2024'.

Related

Broadcom (VMware) report card