CVE-2024-38831
Local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2024-38831)
HIGH 7.8
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.29 % · percentile 22 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- vmware
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
VMware Aria Operations contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges can insert malicious commands into the properties file to escalate privileges to a root user on the appliance running VMware Aria Operations.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-77 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | vmware |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · security@vmware.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-37706
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-38831
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-1027 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans VMware Aria Operations · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:aria_operations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 8.0 < 8.18.2cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.0 ≤ 5.2
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| VMware · VMware Aria Operations | affected 8.x < 8.18.2 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |