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TI-2024-26058 Aliases CVE-2024-38831GHSA-7mjq-fcrm-26pg

Local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2024-38831)

Priority LOW 36CWE-77Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

VMware Aria Operations contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability.  A malicious actor with local administrative privileges can insert malicious commands into the properties file to escalate privileges to  a root user on the appliance running VMware Aria Operations.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00293 22nd 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-2024-26057 Local privilege escalation in VMware Aria OperationsPriority LOW 35
    • 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-2024-38831
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7mjq-fcrm-26pg

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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