# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 May 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xm44-79f8-q8r7

## 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 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22274?

It affects 2 products.


Products: 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.

## 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:

- PoC -  Authenticated Remote Code Execution in VMware vCenter Server (Exploit) (github_poc): https://github.com/l0n3m4n/CVE-2024-22274-RCE
- CVE-2024-22274: Authenticated Remote Code Execution in VMware vCenter Server (github_poc): https://github.com/mbadanoiu/CVE-2024-22274
- https://github.com/ninhpn1337/CVE-2024-22274 (github_poc): https://github.com/ninhpn1337/CVE-2024-22274
- https://github.com/Mustafa1986/CVE-2024-22274-RCE (github_poc): https://github.com/Mustafa1986/CVE-2024-22274-RCE

## Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Cloud Foundation

- [CVE-2024-38812](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38812/): VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-37079](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37079/): Broadcom VMware vCenter Server Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-22954](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22954/): VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager Server-Side Template Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-22005](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22005/): VMware vCenter Server File Upload (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-21985](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21985/): VMware vCenter Server Improper Input Validation (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-22274 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-22274 exists.

Affected product: Vmware Cloud Foundation. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22274/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22274/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-22274
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22274
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-22274

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22274/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.