CVE-2024-38817 (GCVE-0-2024-38817)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-10-09 19:28 – Updated: 2024-10-10 07:54
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EPSS
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Summary
VMware NSX contains a command injection vulnerability.
A malicious actor with access to the NSX Edge CLI terminal may be able to craft malicious payloads to execute arbitrary commands on the operating system as root.
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-09 20:19 UTC
CWE
- CWE-77 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
4 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | VMware NSX, VMware Cloud Foundation |
Affected:
VMware NSX 4.1.x, NSX-T 3.2.x
|
||
| vmware | nsx |
Affected:
4.1.0 , < 4.2.1
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:nsx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| vmware | nsx-t |
Affected:
3.2.0 , < 3.2.4.1
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:nsx-t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| vmware | cloud_foundation |
Affected:
5.0 , < Async_Patch_to_4.2.1
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Date Public
2024-10-09 17:27
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