CVE-2023-34048
VMware vCenter Server Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
What is affected
| Vendor | VMware |
|---|---|
| Product | vCenter Server |
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
The vulnerability
VMware vCenter Server contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol that allows an attacker to conduct remote code execution.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
US federal civilian agencies were required to act by 12 February 2024 under BOD 22-01. The deadline is a compliance date, not a measure of severity — it says nothing about how dangerous the flaw is to anyone else.
Where this comes from
Every field on this page is taken from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, last synced 12 Nov 2026, 00:29. Nothing here is our own assessment. For the technical scoring, see the NVD record below.
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