Public proof of conceptFix available

CVE-2024-22274

Q: Is CVE-2024-22274 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-22274 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.5% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-22274?

CVE-2024-22274 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

Published2024-05-21
WeaknessCWE-94

Am I affected?

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2024-05-2118:15CVE publishedNVD
2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

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Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-22274?format=txt
CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-22274?format=csv
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Versions per branch

CISA-ADP · NVD

Broadcom vmware center server

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
8.0	= 8.0	no fix published	CISA-ADP
7.0	= 7.0	no fix published	CISA-ADP
5.x	= 5*	no fix published	CISA-ADP
4.x	= 4*	no fix published	CISA-ADP

Vmware vcenter server

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
7.0	= 7.0	no fix published	NVD
8.0	= 8.0	no fix published	NVD

Vmware cloud foundation

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
5.1	≥ 4.0, < 5.1.1	5.1.1	NVD

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

support.broadcom.comVendor Advisory

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:24 UTC

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: 4 repositories, unverifiedmbadanoiu/CVE-2024-22274ninhpn1337/CVE-2024-22274l0n3m4n/CVE-2024-22274-RCEMustafa1986/CVE-2024-22274-RCE

Sources

NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-05-21
OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
CNACVSS 3.17.2read 2026-10-23
CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-942024-05-21
FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.5 %2026-10-22
PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept4read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2024-05-21
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-22274?

Is CVE-2024-22274 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-22274 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.5% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-22274?

CVE-2024-22274 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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