CVE-2024-38818 (GCVE-0-2024-38818)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-10-09 19:35 – Updated: 2024-10-09 21:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-09 21:05 UTC
CWE
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
4 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | VMware NSX, VMware Cloud Foundation |
Affected:
VMware NSX 4.x, VMware Cloud Foundation 5.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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