Aria Operations For NetworksApplication · VMware
CVE-2024-22239
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 · uneditedAria 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.
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 confidenceAria Operations for Networks contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability where a console user with existing access can exploit insufficient authorization controls to escape their restricted environment and obtain regular shell access on the underlying system.
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 Operations For NetworksApplication
>= 6.0.0, <= 6.12.0CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm VMware Aria Operations for Networks is installedLocate the installation directory or check system services for 'aria operations' or 'vcenter' related components. Common locations include /opt/vmware or service listings.Affected if The product is present on the system
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Identify the installed version of Aria Operations for NetworksUse the product's CLI or UI to retrieve the version number. Typically accessible via 'grep' on version files, the administration console, or the VMware Lifecycle Manager.Affected if Version cannot be determined or is not visible
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Compare the installed version against the affected rangeCheck if the installed version falls within >= 6.0.0 and <= 6.12.0. Any version in this inclusive range is affected.Affected if Installed version is 6.0.0, 6.12.0, or any version between them
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Verify console user access existsReview the list of users with console or administrative access to the Aria Operations for Networks appliance. Check user configuration files or the management interface.Affected if One or more console users are configured and have existing access to the appliance
The environment is affected if VMware Aria Operations for Networks is installed with a version between 6.0.0 and 6.12.0 inclusive, and console users with existing access are present on the system.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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.
From vendor dataApply the vendor-supplied patch for Aria Operations for Networks once available; restrict console access to trusted personnel as an interim compensating control.
Fix this in Aria Operations For Networks
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-22239 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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