Missing authorization in VMware Cloud Director
Priority LOW 23CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
VMware Cloud Director contains an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability. An authenticated tenant administrator for a given organization within VMware Cloud Director may be able to accidentally disable their organization leading to a Denial of Service for active sessions within their own organization's scope.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00369 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | VMware Cloud Director | VMware Cloud Director 10.5.x, VMware Cloud Director 10.4.x | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- VMware Cloud Director VendorN/A Affected VMware Cloud Director 10.5.x, VMware Cloud Director 10.4.x Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-22272
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-289g-wh2w-9hg2
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-22272 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-22272 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-289g-wh2w-9hg2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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