CISA added VMware vCenter Server vulnerability CVE-2024-37079 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog after confirming active exploitation in the wild. The critical flaw (CVSS 9.8) is a heap overflow in the DCE/RPC protocol implementation that enables remote code execution via specially crafted network packets. Originally patched by Broadcom in June 2024, the vulnerability can be chained with other flaws to achieve unauthorized root access to ESXi. Federal agencies must apply patches by February 13, 2026.
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