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CVE-2023-34048

VMware vCenter Server Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  H  H  H    9.8   .9943   99.9   YES
AFFECTED
  Product                                          Versions  Fixed
  VMware vCenter Server                            8.0 –     —
  VMware Cloud Foundation (VMware vCenter Server)  5.x –     —
TIMELINE
  May 25  Reserved by vmware
  Oct 25  Published (CNA: vmware)
  Jan 22  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2024-02-12
CWE-787 · CNA: vmware · CVSS v3.1 · 3 references · KEV due February 12, 2024

Description

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
May 25, 2023ReservedReserved by vmware
October 25, 2023PublishedPublished (CNA: vmware)
January 22, 2024KEV ADDEDAdded to CISA KEV, remediation due 2024-02-12

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
VMwareVMware vCenter Server—8.0—
VMwareVMware Cloud Foundation (VMware vCenter Server)—5.x—

Weaknesses

CWE-787

References (3)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2023-34048 at cve.org

Vendors: vmware

Weaknesses: CWE-787

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2023-34048 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Sunday, October 4, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.