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TI-2024-26057 Aliases CVE-2024-38830GHSA-88h9-qf46-pmjc

Local privilege escalation in VMware Aria Operations

Priority LOW 35CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

VMware Aria Operations contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges may trigger this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root user on the appliance running VMware Aria Operations.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00178 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed VMware Aria Operations (VMware): 8.18.2

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
VMwareVMware Aria Operations8.x to before 8.18.28.18.2Patch availableCNA
  • VMware Aria Operations VendorVMware Affected 8.x to before 8.18.2 Fixed in 8.18.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:aria_operations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 to before 8.18.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 – 5.2VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:aria_operations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 to before 8.18.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 – 5.2 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA VMware Aria Operations (VMware) Fixed in 8.18.2

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    VMware Aria Operations 8.18.2

    5 records Highest priority Priority LOW 5 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-26058 Local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2024-38831)Priority LOW 36
    • TI-2024-26059 Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CVE-2024-38832)Priority LOW 32
    • TI-2024-26060 Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CVE-2024-38833)Priority LOW 30
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-38830
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-88h9-qf46-pmjc

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-18246 VMware Aria Operations command injection vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2025-27491 VMSA-2025-0015: VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools updates address multiple… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2026-18247 VMware Aria Operations stored cross-site scripting vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2026-30239 Cross-site scripting in VMware VCF operations CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
  • TI-2026-30238 Cross-site scripting in VMware VCF operations CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
  • TI-2026-30237 Cross-site scripting in VMware VCF operations CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
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Sources

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