CVE-2023-34048 is a critical out-of-bounds write vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server's DCERPC protocol implementation. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to execute arbitrary code remotely. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 100/100, its impact includes complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild, as confirmed by its presence in the KEV catalog and significant media coverage, though public Metasploit or ExploitDB modules are not yet available.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.0, <= 5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:c:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.