Auth bypass in VMware Aria Operations
CVE-2023-20880
VMware Aria Operations contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative access to the local system can escalate privileges to 'root'.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (11.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 11.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- VMware Aria Operations
- VMware Cloud Foundation
- VMware Aria Operations (Formerly Vrealize Operations) — versions VMware Aria Operations prior to 8.12
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0009.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-20880?
- CVE-2023-20880 is a medium-severity vulnerability in VMware Aria Operations, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-05-12.
- How severe is CVE-2023-20880?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-20880 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.