Vulnerability in Vmware Cloud_foundation
CVE-2023-20879
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.
EPSS: 0.002 (8.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Vmware Cloud_foundation
- Vmware Vrealize_operations — versions 8.6.0, 8.10.0
- N/a Vmware Aria Operations (Formerly Vrealize Operations) — versions VMware Aria Operations prior to 8.12
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@vmware.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-20879?
- CVE-2023-20879 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Cloud_foundation. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-05-12.
- How severe is CVE-2023-20879?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-20879 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.