8.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-38811
VMware Fusion Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

VMware Fusion (13.x before 13.6) contains a code-execution vulnerability due to the usage of an insecure environment variable. A malicious actor with standard user privileges may exploit this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the Fusion application.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 3, 2024, 10:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 17, 2024, 1:33 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-38811 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vmware fusion
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-38811.

URL Resource
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24939 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-38811 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
166k+ Projects at Risk: AutoGPT’s Critical Vulnerability Explained – CVE-2024-6091 (CVSS 9.8)

A significant security vulnerability has been discovered in AutoGPT, a powerful AI tool designed to automate tasks through intelligent agents. With over 166k stars on GitHub, AutoGPT has gained popula ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 17, 2024 (3 months ago)
CVE-2024-6678 CVE-2024-8522 CVE-2024-29847 CVE-2024-6091 CVE-2024-8190 CVE-2024-45409 CVE-2024-38811 CVE-2024-42531 CVE-2024-4577 CVE-2023-34251
  • Cybersecurity News
PAN-OS Vulnerabilities: Command Injection (CVE-2024-8686) and GlobalProtect Exposure (CVE-2024-8687)

Palo Alto Networks, a leading cybersecurity solutions provider, has recently released a critical security advisory, urging its customers to take immediate action to address several vulnerabilities dis ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 12, 2024 (3 months, 1 week ago)
CVE-2024-29847 CVE-2024-8691 CVE-2024-8690 CVE-2024-8689 CVE-2024-8688 CVE-2024-8687 CVE-2024-8686 CVE-2024-38811 CVE-2024-42531 CVE-2024-28986 ...+3 more CVE
  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-42500 (CVSS 9.3): Critical HPE HP-UX Vulnerability Demands Immediate Action

A critical vulnerability has been discovered in HPE HP-UX’s Network File System (NFSv4), leaving systems open to potential denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-4250 ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 11, 2024 (3 months, 1 week ago)
CVE-2024-29847 CVE-2024-42500 CVE-2024-38811 CVE-2024-42531 CVE-2024-28986 CVE-2024-4577 CVE-2023-30908
  • TheCyberThrone
Veeam fixes several vulnerabilities in its products

Several critical vulnerabilities have been discovered in Veeam Service Provider Console and Veeam Backup & Replication could allow attackers to gain unauthorized access, execute malicious code, and po ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 05, 2024 (3 months, 2 weeks ago)
CVE-2024-40711 CVE-2024-39715 CVE-2024-39714 CVE-2024-38651 CVE-2024-38650 CVE-2024-38811 CVE-2024-7261
  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-20017 (CVSS 9.8): Zero-Click Exploit Discovered in Popular Wi-Fi Chipsets, PoC Published

Image: HyprdudeSecurity researcher Hyprdude has published detailed information and a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a critical vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-20017. With a CVSS score of 9.8, ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 05, 2024 (3 months, 2 weeks ago)
CVE-2024-38811 CVE-2024-42531 CVE-2024-28986 CVE-2024-20419 CVE-2024-4577 CVE-2024-20017 CVE-2022-26447
  • TheCyberThrone
Zyxel fixes Critical Vulnerability CVE-2024-7261

Zyxel released updates to fix a critical vulnerability that impacts 28 access points (AP) and security router version.The Zyxel vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-7261 CVSS score of 9.8, which is co ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 05, 2024 (3 months, 2 weeks ago)
CVE-2024-38811 CVE-2024-7261 CVE-2024-42061 CVE-2024-7203 CVE-2024-6343 CVE-2024-42060 CVE-2024-42059 CVE-2024-42058 CVE-2024-42057
  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-38811: Code Execution Vulnerability Discovered in VMware Fusion

A high-severity security vulnerability (CVE-2024-38811, CVSS 8.8) has been identified in VMware Fusion, a popular virtualization software for macOS. The vulnerability, discovered by Mykola Grymalyuk o ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 03, 2024 (3 months, 2 weeks ago)
CVE-2024-38811 CVE-2024-8073 CVE-2024-39809 CVE-2024-39792 CVE-2024-7593 CVE-2024-43044 CVE-2024-42222 CVE-2024-42062

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-38811 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24939 No Types Assigned https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24939 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.0.0 up to (excluding) 13.6
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description VMware Fusion (13.x before 13.6) contains a code-execution vulnerability due to the usage of an insecure environment variable. A malicious actor with standard user privileges may exploit this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the Fusion application.
    Added Reference VMware https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24939 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE VMware CWE-20
    Added CVSS V3.1 VMware AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-38811 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-38811 weaknesses.

CAPEC-3: Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters CAPEC-7: Blind SQL Injection Blind SQL Injection CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-13: Subverting Environment Variable Values Subverting Environment Variable Values CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-22: Exploiting Trust in Client Exploiting Trust in Client CAPEC-23: File Content Injection File Content Injection CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-28: Fuzzing Fuzzing CAPEC-31: Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-52: Embedding NULL Bytes Embedding NULL Bytes CAPEC-53: Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash CAPEC-63: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CAPEC-64: Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-71: Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-72: URL Encoding URL Encoding CAPEC-73: User-Controlled Filename User-Controlled Filename CAPEC-78: Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-80: Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-81: Web Server Logs Tampering Web Server Logs Tampering CAPEC-83: XPath Injection XPath Injection CAPEC-85: AJAX Footprinting AJAX Footprinting CAPEC-88: OS Command Injection OS Command Injection CAPEC-101: Server Side Include (SSI) Injection Server Side Include (SSI) Injection CAPEC-104: Cross Zone Scripting Cross Zone Scripting CAPEC-108: Command Line Execution through SQL Injection Command Line Execution through SQL Injection CAPEC-109: Object Relational Mapping Injection Object Relational Mapping Injection CAPEC-110: SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering CAPEC-120: Double Encoding Double Encoding CAPEC-135: Format String Injection Format String Injection CAPEC-136: LDAP Injection LDAP Injection CAPEC-153: Input Data Manipulation Input Data Manipulation CAPEC-182: Flash Injection Flash Injection CAPEC-209: XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch CAPEC-230: Serialized Data with Nested Payloads Serialized Data with Nested Payloads CAPEC-231: Oversized Serialized Data Payloads Oversized Serialized Data Payloads CAPEC-250: XML Injection XML Injection CAPEC-261: Fuzzing for garnering other adjacent user/sensitive data Fuzzing for garnering other adjacent user/sensitive data CAPEC-267: Leverage Alternate Encoding Leverage Alternate Encoding CAPEC-473: Signature Spoof Signature Spoof CAPEC-588: DOM-Based XSS DOM-Based XSS CAPEC-664: Server Side Request Forgery Server Side Request Forgery
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