---
id: CVE-2024-22274
title: "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 operatin…"
summary: "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 operatin…"
severity: high
cvss: 7.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-94
vendor: vmware
product: cloud_foundation
affected:
  - 'cloud_foundation >= 4.0, < 5.1.1'
  - vcenter_server = 7.0
  - vcenter_server = 8.0
patched:
  - cloud_foundation 5.1.1
published: '2024-05-21'
updated: '2026-11-03'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-03T22:17:13.933'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22274'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24308
    label: security@vmware.com
  - url: >-
      https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24308
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2024-07-11T03:55:31.943295Z'
epss: 0.02509
epssPercentile: 0.84855
exploits:
  github: 4
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/mbadanoiu/CVE-2024-22274'
    - 'https://github.com/ninhpn1337/CVE-2024-22274'
    - 'https://github.com/l0n3m4n/CVE-2024-22274-RCE'
  checkedAt: '2026-11-07T17:43:56.909Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T06:38:03.564Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `cloud_foundation >= 4.0, < 5.1.1`
- `vcenter_server = 7.0`
- `vcenter_server = 8.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `cloud_foundation 5.1.1`