CVE-2024-38818

MEDIUMNVD 6.76.7—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.7 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2024-10-09. NVD baseline CVSS 6.7; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
6.7EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.7Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

VMware NSX contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. 

An authenticated malicious actor may exploit this vulnerability to obtain permissions from a separate group role than previously assigned.

CVSS v3
6.7
EG Score
6.7(medium)
EG Risk
30(Track)
EG Risk 30/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity67% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
19%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 9, 2024

Last Modified

April 15, 2026

References (1)

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-38818?
CVE-2024-38818 is a medium vulnerability published on October 9, 2024. VMware NSX contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. An authenticated malicious actor may exploit this vulnerability to obtain permissions from a separate group role than previously assigned.
When was CVE-2024-38818 disclosed?
CVE-2024-38818 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-2024-38818 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-38818 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 81.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-38818?
CVE-2024-38818 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-38818?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-38818, 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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