CVE-2024-22237 Privilege escalation in VMware Aria Operations for Networks

High 7.8 Published Updated

A local console user can exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges and gain root access to the system.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-22237?

CVE-2024-22237 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Aria Operations for Networks, published on 6 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Aria Operations for Networks contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A console user with access to Aria Operations for Networks may exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to gain root access to the system.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22237?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vmware Aria Operations for Networks.

How do I fix CVE-2024-22237?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22237 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-22237 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22237 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8xmq-whfm-pq37.

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