Medium severity · published May 12, 2023
CVE-2023-20879
VMware Aria Operations contains a Local privilege escalation vulnerability
6.7
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
VMware Aria Operations contains a Local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative privileges in the Aria Operations application can gain root access to the underlying operating system.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CF
Cloud Foundation · Vmware
4.0 through 4.5 · source: NVD
VO
Vrealize Operations · Vmware
8.6.0; 8.6.0; 8.6.0; 8.6.0; 8.6.0; 8.6.0; +5 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20879
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20879
Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0009.html
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