FKIE_CVE-2024-38818

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-10-09 20:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 07:41
Severity
6.7 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
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.
References
security@vmware.comhttps://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25047
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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