CVE-2024-38831 json
Local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2024-38831)
published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2024-37706
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 22%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- VMware VMware Aria Operations 8.18.2
- vmware aria_operations 8.18.2
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- VMware VMware Aria Operations
- vmware aria_operations
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command
- Technology feeds
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-38831
- NVD CVE-2024-38831
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