CVE-2024-38818

Oct. 10, 2024, 12:51 p.m.

6.7
Medium

Description

VMware NSX contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability.  An authenticated malicious actor may exploit this vulnerability to obtain permissions from a separate group role than previously assigned.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
VMware NSX

Weaknesses

CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

References

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25047

Tags

CWE-269
security@vmware.com
2024-10-09
CVE-2024-38818

CVSS Score

6.7 / 10

CVSS Data

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: LOW
    • View Vector String

    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Date

  • Published: Oct. 9, 2024, 8:15 p.m.
  • Last Modified: Oct. 10, 2024, 12:51 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@vmware.com

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