CVE-2024-38831 — HIGH (7.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-38831?

CVE-2024-38831 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2024-38831?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Vmware Aria Operations, Vmware Cloud Foundation.

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

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

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Vmware	Aria Operations	>= 8.0, < 8.18.2
Vmware	Cloud Foundation	>= 4.0, <= 5.2

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-77

References

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/conVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2024-38831?

CVE-2024-38831 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). 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 p...

How severe is CVE-2024-38831?

CVE-2024-38831 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2024-38831?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Vmware Aria Operations, Vmware Cloud Foundation.