Description
VMware SD-WAN Edge contains a missing authentication and protection mechanism vulnerability. A malicious actor with physical access to the SD-WAN Edge appliance during activation can potentially exploit this vulnerability to access the BIOS configuration. In addition, the malicious actor may be able to exploit the default boot priority configured.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2024-0008.html
Scores
CVSS v3
4.8
EPSS
0.0022
EPSS Percentile
11.7%
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-287
Status
published
Products (1)
N/A/VMware SD-WAN Edge
VMware SD-WAN Edge 4.5.x, VMware SD-WAN Edge 5.x
Published
Apr 02, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026