CISA KEV source record / CVE-2023-34048

VMware vCenter Server Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

VMware / vCenter Server

Known exploitation catalogNot a Secureline discoveryNot a live alert

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.

CVE identifier
CVE-2023-34048
Added to KEV
Jan 22, 2024
CISA catalog dueDate
Feb 12, 2024

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Publisher's required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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Ransomware use, as reported by CISA
Unknown
CVSS severity
Not supplied by KEV
EPSS probability
Not available

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Source notes

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0023.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34048

Source & freshness

Catalog version 2026.11.06
Source updated: Nov 6, 2026, 7:44 PM UTC
Successfully checked: Nov 8, 2026, 12:22 AM UTC

Automated source record, not an editorial advisory or an independent discovery. No affected or fixed version is inferred, and no organisation-specific risk rating is generated.