CVE-2024-38817

MEDIUMNVD 6.76.7—

6.7

VMware NSX contains a command injection vulnerability.

A malicious actor with access to the NSX Edge CLI terminal may be able to craft malicious payloads to execute arbitrary commands on the operating system as root.

CVSS v3: 6.7
EG Score: 6.7(medium)
EPSS: 25.2%
KEV: Not listed

Published

October 9, 2024

Last Modified

April 15, 2026

References (1)

security@vmwarehttps://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25047

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-77Command Injection

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What is CVE-2024-38817?

CVE-2024-38817 is a medium vulnerability published on October 9, 2024. VMware NSX contains a command injection vulnerability. A malicious actor with access to the NSX Edge CLI terminal may be able to craft malicious payloads to execute arbitrary commands on the operating system as root.

When was CVE-2024-38817 disclosed?

CVE-2024-38817 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 9, 2024, with the most recent update on April 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2024-38817 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-38817 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 25.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-38817?

CVE-2024-38817 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2024-38817?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-38817, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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