CVE-2024-38818

low-risk
Published 2024-10-09

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.14% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.7/10 Medium
NETWORK / HIGH complexity
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity 20/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal