Broadcom VMware vCenter Server Out-of-bounds Write Vulnerability

Broadcom VMware vCenter Server

Broadcom VMware vCenter Server contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. This could allow a malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server to send specially crafted network packets, potentially leading to remote code execution. Added to CISA KEV on 2026-01-23 (federal deadline 2026-02-13).

First seen: 23 Jan 2026
Last update: 23 Jan 2026, 12:00 UTC
Identifiers: CVE-2024-37079
Source: CISA KEV
On the menu as: VMware

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## Broadcom VMware vCenter Server Out-of-bounds Write Vulnerability
Severity: high, exploited in the wild. Patch status: patched.
Affected: Broadcom VMware vCenter Server
Ids: CVE-2024-37079

Broadcom VMware vCenter Server contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. This could allow a malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server to send specially crafted network packets, potentially leading to remote code execution. Added to CISA KEV on 2026-01-23 (federal deadline 2026-02-13).

## Steps
1. This touches infrastructure (vmware). Look in terraform, ansible, cloud-init, Dockerfiles and docs for the product and version we run. If it isn't in the repo, say so and list what a human should check on the box.

## Report
A table: file, product or package, version in use, affected yes/no, exact fix. Then anything a human has to check outside the repo.

If you have the pwned.coffee MCP server (https://pwned.coffee/mcp), call lookup_cve("CVE-2024-37079") for the latest, and check_repo with this repo's lockfiles, Dockerfiles and workflows for a full receipt.
Sources: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37079 https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24453
https://pwned.coffee/i/broadcom-vmware-vcenter-server-out-of-bounds-write-vulne-cve-2024-37079

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