Privilege escalation in VMware Nsx, Cloud Foundation

CVE-2024-38818

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.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (19.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-38818: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • VMware Nsx, Cloud Foundation — versions VMware NSX 4.x, VMware Cloud Foundation 5.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38818?
CVE-2024-38818 is a medium-severity vulnerability in VMware Nsx, Cloud Foundation, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-10-09.
How severe is CVE-2024-38818?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.