Command injection in VMware NSX, VMware Cloud Foundation
Priority LOW 32CWE-77Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
VMware NSX contains a command injection vulnerability. A malicious actor with access to the NSX Edge CLI terminal may be able to craft malicious payloads to execute arbitrary commands on the operating system as root.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00516 44th 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
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | VMware NSX, VMware Cloud Foundation | VMware NSX 4.1.x, NSX-T 3.2.x | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- VMware NSX, VMware Cloud Foundation Vendor— Affected VMware NSX 4.1.x, NSX-T 3.2.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-2024-38817
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vvj9-jphf-5vfh
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-38817 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-38817 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vvj9-jphf-5vfh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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