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Aria OperationsApplication · VMware

CVE-2024-22235

MEDIUM · 6.7 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-02-21
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 8.16.0 or later.
See remediation →
69/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
VMware Aria Operations contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative access to the local system can escalate privileges to 'root'.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

VMware Aria Operations contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability allowing a malicious actor with administrative access to the local system to escalate privileges to root. This is a vertical privilege escalation (admin to root) requiring local authenticated access.

MitigationApply the relevant VMware security patch for CVE-2024-22235 to remediate the privilege escalation vector. Restrict administrative access to trusted personnel as an interim compensating control.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Aria OperationsApplication
Affected:>= 8.6.0, < 8.16.0
Cloud FoundationApplication
Affected:>= 4.0, <= 5.2

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if VMware Aria Operations is installed
    Locate VMware Aria Operations installation directories or check for running processes named 'aria-operations' or similar product binaries
    Affected if The product is installed on the system
  2. Identify if VMware Cloud Foundation is installed
    Locate VMware Cloud Foundation installation directories or check for running processes named 'cloud-foundation' or similar product binaries
    Affected if The product is installed on the system
  3. Determine installed version of VMware Aria Operations
    Use product-specific commands or check version files within the installation directory to obtain the exact version number
    Affected if Installed version falls within 8.6.0 to 8.15.x (less than 8.16.0)
  4. Determine installed version of VMware Cloud Foundation
    Use product-specific commands or check version files within the installation directory to obtain the exact version number
    Affected if Installed version falls within 4.0 to 5.2 (inclusive)
  5. Verify local administrative access exists
    Check for local user accounts with administrative privileges on the system, as the vulnerability requires a malicious actor with admin-level local access
    Affected if Non-root local administrative accounts are present on the system

You are affected if VMware Aria Operations (version 8.6.0 to <8.16.0) or VMware Cloud Foundation (version 4.0 to 5.2) is installed and local administrative accounts exist on the system.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 8.16.0 or later
Fixed in 8.16.0
Interim mitigation

Apply the relevant VMware security patch for CVE-2024-22235 to remediate the privilege escalation vector. Restrict administrative access to trusted personnel as an interim compensating control.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Aria Operations 8.16.0 or later; Cloud Foundation 5.3 or later

  1. 1. Back up the current Aria Operations or Cloud Foundation deployment before starting the upgrade process.
  2. 2. Download VMware Aria Operations 8.16.0 (or later) from the VMware Customer Connect portal.
  3. 3. For Aria Operations: Navigate to the admin UI, go to Administration > Updates > Upgrade, and upload the upgrade package.
  4. 4. For Cloud Foundation: Use the SDDC Manager to perform the upgrade to version 5.3 or later which includes the fixed Aria Operations version.
  5. 5. Run pre-upgrade checks to ensure compatibility.
  6. 6. Initiate the upgrade and monitor for completion.
  7. 7. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the Aria Operations UI and confirming root-level access controls have been updated.
Caveat Review VMware migration guides for any configuration changes required when upgrading across multiple minor versions

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Aria Operations Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
13.0 hours of engineering $2,330
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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