VMware Tanzu Spring Framework: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service
WID-SEC-2024-3473 · first 15.11.2024 · updated 13.05.2026 · CVSS 5,3
What it is about
Das Spring Framework bietet ein Entwicklungsmodell für Java mit Infrastrukturunterstützung auf Anwendungsebene. Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in VMware Tanzu Spring Framework ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
Under what conditions?
Over the network and without logging in. This is the most dangerous combination: attackers can scan reachable devices automatically.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7
- IBM Operational Decision Manager
- NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager for Linux
- NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere
- NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager for Microsoft Windows
- VMware Tanzu Spring Framework <5.3.42
- Dell NetWorker <19.13
- SolarWinds Security Event Manager <2025.4
- HCL Commerce 9.1.0-9.1.19.0
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Update to at least:
- VMware Tanzu Spring Framework 5.3.42
- Dell NetWorker 19.13
- SolarWinds Security Event Manager 2025.4
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- Spring Blog vom 2024-11-14 spring.io
- Spring CVE-2024-38828 vom 2024-11-14 spring.io
- IBM Security Bulletin 7229205 vom 2025-04-05 www.ibm.com
- NetApp Security Advisory NTAP-20250509-0009 vom 2025-05-09 security.netapp.com
- Dell Security Advisory DSA-2025-258 vom 2025-06-30 www.dell.com
- Solarwinds SEM 2025.4 release notes vom 2025-10-14 documentation.solarwinds.com
- IBM Security Bulletin 7252567 vom 2025-11-26 www.ibm.com
- HCL Security Bulletin vom 2026-05-12 support.hcl-software.com
CVE: CVE-2024-38828
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.