CVE-2024-38814

Vmware Hcx vulnerability

CVSS

8.8

EPSS

14.6%

EPSS pct

96th

Exploited

No known

An authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in VMware HCX was privately reported to VMware. A malicious authenticated user with non-administrator privileges may be able to enter specially crafted SQL queries and perform unauthorized remote code execution on the HCX manager. Updates are available to remediate this vulnerability in affected VMware products.

Affected vendor

Vmware

Affected product

Vmware Hcx

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Published

2024-10-16

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 14.6% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

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