PT-2024-28231 · Vmware · Vmware Nsx

N3K · Published 2024-10-09 · Updated 2024-10-14 · CVE-2024-38817

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.7

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware NSX (affected versions not specified)

Description A command injection issue exists, allowing a malicious actor with access to the NSX Edge CLI terminal to craft malicious payloads and execute arbitrary commands on the operating system as root. This could potentially lead to privilege escalation. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified. Details about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited are not provided.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-77

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-38817

Affected Products

Vmware Nsx

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38817 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvedetector/7529 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/97722 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/cyforsecure/status/1845812125253378345 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1844100612503277788 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/iSecurity/status/1844271930515595451 · Twitter Post
• https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25047 · Note