VMware vCenter contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the VMware Directory Service. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter may exploit this issue to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to the system.
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VMware vcenter server vulnerabilities
83 published CVES affecting VMware vcenter server, from public sources (CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, OSV).
- Total
- 83
- Critical
- 20
- High
- 31
- Medium
- 31
- Low
- 1
- Unscored
- 0
- CISA KEV
- 12
Latest VMware vcenter server CVEs
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CriticalCVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.61%
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CriticalCVSS 9.8 EPSS 61.7% CISA KEV added 2026-08-18 Ransomware Exploited in the wild
VMware vCenter contains a directory traversal vulnerability in the Syslog server. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code.
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CVE-2025-41228 VMware ESXi and vCenter Server Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
PublishedMediumCVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.90%VMware ESXi and vCenter Server contain a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability due to improper input validation. A malicious actor with network access to the login page of certain ESXi host or vCenter Server URL paths may exploit this issue to steal cookies or redirect to...
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HighCVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.26%
The vCenter Server contains an authenticated command-execution vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges to create or modify alarms and run script action may exploit this issue to run arbitrary commands on the vCenter Server.
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CriticalCVSS 9.8 EPSS 17.4% CISA KEV added 2024-11-20 Exploited in the wild
The vCenter Server contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root by sending a specially crafted network packet.
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CriticalCVSS 9.8 EPSS 54.6% CISA KEV added 2024-11-20 Exploited in the wild
The 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 executio...
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MediumCVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.71%
The vCenter Server contains a denial-of-service vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may create a denial-of-service condition.
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HighCVSS 7.8 EPSS 5.0% Framework module
The vCenter Server contains multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to misconfiguration of sudo. An authenticated local user with non-administrative privileges may exploit these issues to elevate privileges to root on vCenter Server Appliance.
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CriticalCVSS 9.8 EPSS 12.5%
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.
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CriticalCVSS 9.8 EPSS 22.4% CISA KEV added 2026-01-23 Exploited in the wild
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.
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MediumCVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.99%
The vCenter Server contains a partial file read vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative privileges on the vCenter appliance shell may exploit this issue to partially read arbitrary files containing sensitive data.
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HighCVSS 7.2 EPSS 2.5%
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.
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MediumCVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.76%
vCenter Server contains a partial information disclosure vulnerability. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges to vCenter Server may leverage this issue to access unauthorized data.
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CriticalCVSS 9.8 EPSS 99.2% CISA KEV added 2024-01-22 Exploited in the wild
vCenter Server contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger an out-of-bounds write potentially leading to remote code execution.
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HighCVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.90%
The VMware vCenter Server contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger an out-of-bounds read by sending a specially crafted packet leading to denial-of-service of cer...
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CriticalCVSS 9.8 EPSS 1.4%
The VMware vCenter Server contains a memory corruption vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger a memory corruption vulnerability which may bypass authentication.
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CriticalCVSS 9.8 EPSS 33.9%
The VMware vCenter Server contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger an out-of-bound write by sending a specially crafted packet leading to memory corruption.
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CriticalCVSS 9.8 EPSS 1.2%
The VMware vCenter Server contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system that hosts vCenter Server.
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CriticalCVSS 9.8 EPSS 1.8%
The vCenter Server contains a heap overflow vulnerability due to the usage of uninitialized memory in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may exploit heap-overflow vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the underl...
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MediumCVSS 5.3 EPSS 47.8%
The vCenter Server contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the content library service. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to trigger a denial-of-service condition by sending a specially crafted header.
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MediumCVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.13%
The vCenter Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to the logging of credentials in plaintext. A malicious actor with access to a workstation that invoked a vCenter Server Appliance ISO operation (Install/Upgrade/Migrate/Restore) can access plaintext password...
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CriticalCVSS 9.1 EPSS 31.1%
The vCenter Server contains an unsafe deserialisation vulnerability in the PSC (Platform services controller). A malicious actor with admin access on vCenter server may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system that hosts the vCenter Server.
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HighCVSS 7.5 EPSS 1.0%
The vCenter Server contains a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to 443 on the vCenter Server may exploit this issue by accessing a URL request outside of vCenter Server or accessing an internal service.
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MediumCVSS 6.5 EPSS 13.3% CISA KEV added 2024-07-17 Exploited in the wild
The vCenter Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to improper permission of files. A malicious actor with non-administrative access to the vCenter Server may exploit this issue to gain access to sensitive information.
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CriticalCVSS 9.8 EPSS 1.7%
The vSphere Web Client (FLEX/Flash) contains an SSRF (Server Side Request Forgery) vulnerability in the vSAN Web Client (vSAN UI) plug-in. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue by accessing a URL request outside of vCenter Serv...
Sources: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, OSV and public exploit-reference metadata. Product matching comes from the published CVE records. A proof-of-concept means public code exists; it is not evidence of exploitation.