# CVE-2024-37079 — VMware vCenter Server

**CISA KEV**

> As of 2026-01-24, CVE-2024-37079 is a CRITICAL-severity vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server, CVSS v3.1 9.8, EPSS 22.3% (97.6th percentile). It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-01-23), with a US federal remediation deadline of 2026-02-13. Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2024-37079, most recently “Sen. Wyden Urges Binding Federal Mandate to Purge Internet-Facing Legacy VPNs for Zero-Trust Remote Access”.

**Last updated:** 2026-01-24

## What is CVE-2024-37079?

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 a specially crafted network packet potentially leading to remote code execution.

The record classifies CVE-2024-37079 under weakness class [CWE-787](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-787). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 2 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 849 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 9.8 — CRITICAL (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 22.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.6% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Listed since 2026-01-23, federal remediation deadline 2026-02-13
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 9/10 — CISA KEV-listed, which Threadlinqs floors at 9
- **Published:** 2024-06-18, last modified 2026-01-24

## Is CVE-2024-37079 being exploited?

CISA added CVE-2024-37079 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-01-23, which means the agency holds evidence of exploitation in the wild; US federal civilian agencies had to remediate it by 2026-02-13 under BOD 22-01. Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2024-37079 is publicly available. 1 public proof-of-concept repository is tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 47 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

- [trickest/cve](https://github.com/trickest/cve/blob/main/2024/CVE-2024-37079.md) (trickest)

## Affected products and versions

- **(vendor unspecified)**: VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation

## How to fix CVE-2024-37079

The record marks a vendor fix as available for CVE-2024-37079. Patch reference: [https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24453](https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24453). Vendor advisory: [https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24453](https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24453). Because CVE-2024-37079 is KEV-listed, US federal civilian agencies were required to apply the vendor fix, or stop using the product, by 2026-02-13. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2024-37079

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2024-37079, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

- [Sen. Wyden Urges Binding Federal Mandate to Purge Internet-Facing Legacy VPNs for Zero-Trust Remote Access](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1774) — MEDIUM · 2026-07-27

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, CISA KEV, GitHub Security Advisories, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-10-10. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

**Other references**

- [support.broadcom.com](https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24453)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2024-37079
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2024-37079 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp