VMware Aria Operations Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE-2024-38831

What is CVE-2024-38831?

VMware Aria Operations is exposed to a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows a malicious actor, who already possesses local administrative privileges, to escalate their privileges to that of a root user. This can be achieved by inserting malicious commands into the properties file on the appliance running VMware Aria Operations. Organizations using this product should review their permissions and implement appropriate security measures to prevent exploitation.

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