# CVE-2024-22239: Privilege escalation in VMware Aria Operations for Networks

> A local privilege escalation vulnerability allows console users to gain regular shell access in VMware Aria Operations for Networks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 15 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f5c4-v2h9-f7mq

## What is CVE-2024-22239?

CVE-2024-22239 is a medium-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 regular shell access.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22239?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vmware Aria Operations for Networks.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-22239?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22239 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-22239 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22239 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in VMware Aria Operations for Networks

- [CVE-2023-20887](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20887/): Vmware Aria Operations for Networks Command Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-34039](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34039/): Auth bypass in Aria Operations for Networks (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-22237](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22237/): Privilege escalation in VMware Aria Operations for Networks (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-20890](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20890/): Path traversal in Aria Operations for Networks (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2024-22238](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22238/): Cross-site scripting in VMware Aria Operations for Networks (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-22239 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-22239 is a medium-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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22239 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: VMware Aria Operations for Networks. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22239/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22239/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-22239
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22239
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-22239

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22239/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.