Improper privilege management in VMware NSX, VMware Cloud Foundation
Priority LOW 31CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00286 21st 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.x, VMware Cloud Foundation 5.x | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- VMware NSX, VMware Cloud Foundation Vendor— Affected VMware NSX 4.x, VMware Cloud Foundation 5.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-2024-38818
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gq89-59qv-xpr2
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-38818 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-38818 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gq89-59qv-xpr2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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