CVE-2024-22274 Command injection in VMware Cloud Foundation (vCenter Server)
Administrative users can execute arbitrary commands on the underlying OS via the vCenter appliance shell, requiring immediate patching.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-22274?
CVE-2024-22274 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, published on 21 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The vCenter Server contains an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative privileges on the vCenter appliance shell may exploit this issue to run arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22274?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Vmware Cloud Foundation, Vmware Vcenter Server.
How do I fix CVE-2024-22274?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22274 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2024-22274 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-22274 exists.
Public exploit code: 4 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Cloud Foundation
- CVE-2024-38812 VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2024-37079 Broadcom VMware vCenter Server Out-of-bounds Write
- CVE-2022-22954 VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager Server-Side Template Injection
- CVE-2021-22005 VMware vCenter Server File Upload
- CVE-2021-21985 VMware vCenter Server Improper Input Validation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xm44-79f8-q8r7.