Path Traversal in VMware Aria Operations For Networks

CVE-2023-20890

Aria Operations for Networks contains an arbitrary file write vulnerability. An authenticated malicious actor with administrative access to VMware Aria Operations for Networks can write files to arbitrary locations resulting in remote code execution.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.202 (97.4th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-20890: fell from 0.213 to 0.202.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.213 · newest: 0.202 · change: -0.011

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-20890?
CVE-2023-20890 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Aria Operations For Networks, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-08-29.
How severe is CVE-2023-20890?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.