CVE-2024-38329: IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware security bypass

Severity: high (CVSS 7.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-06-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-863

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 products

IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: from 8.1.0.0 before 8.1.23.0 — fixed in 8.1.23.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments 8.1.23.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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