CVE-2024-38329

IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware security bypass

HIGH
7.7
CVSS Score
Published: June 19, 2024 at 01:43 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorStorage Protect for Virtual Environments

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Severity
HIGH7.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.22.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper validation of user permission. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to change its settings, trigger backups, restore backups, and also delete all previous backups via log rotation. IBM X-Force ID: 294994.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

8.1.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.1.22.08.1.0.0
Affected range stops below 8.1.23.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.7HIGHibm
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-863

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