CVE-2024-38817
CVSS 3.1 Score 6.7 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Oct 9, 2024
Updated: Oct 10, 2024
CWE ID 77
Summary
CVE-2024-38817 is a vulnerability affecting VMware NSX. Malicious actors with access to the NSX Edge CLI terminal can exploit this command injection flaw to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges. This poses a significant risk to the security of the NSX environment. VMware urges users to apply the available patch as soon as possible to mitigate this issue. Unpatched systems remain vulnerable to remote attack.
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