PT-2024-8795 · Vmware · Vmware Aria Operations

Thiscodecc · Published 2024-11-26 · Updated 2025-05-14 · CVE-2024-38831

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: VMware Aria Operations (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue is related to errors in privilege management in the VMware Aria Operations tool, which can be exploited to escalate privileges. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges can insert malicious commands into the properties file to gain root user access on the device running VMware Aria Operations.

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

LPE

Improper Privilege Management

Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

CWE-77

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-10427

CVE-2024-38831

Affected Products

Vmware Aria Operations

References · 10

• https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25199 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38831 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38831 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-10427 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/Dinosn/status/1861375127713157456 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/fletch_ai/status/1861666410889654586 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/TMJIntel/status/1861817764601569469 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/the_yellow_fall/status/1861589792653562310 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/122171 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/Random_Robbie/status/1861374818873962704 · Twitter Post