What is CVE-2023-34043?

CVE-2023-34043 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Aria_operations, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-09-27.

How severe is CVE-2023-34043?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-34043 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Vmware Aria_operations

CVE-2023-34043

VMware Aria Operations contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative access to the local system can escalate privileges to 'root'.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.002 (7.0th 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 Aria_operations — versions 8.6.0, 8.10.0, 8.12.0
Vmware Cloud_foundation — versions 5.0
N/a Vmware Aria Operations — versions VMware Aria Operations 8.12.x, 8.10.x, 8.6.x, VCF 5.x, 4.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

thiscodecc/thiscodecc

References

security@vmware.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-34043?: CVE-2023-34043 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Aria_operations, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-34043?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-34043 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.