CVE-2024-38831: Local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2024-38831)
7.8
CVSS
Description
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.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-38831
CVSS Base Severity: HIGH
CVSS Base Score: 7.8
Affected Products
Vendor: VMware
Product: VMware Aria Operations
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 11.44% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-02-03 (when was this score calculated)