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
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 (7.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 7.4% 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 — versions 8.6.0, 8.10.0, 8.12.0
- VMware Cloud Foundation — versions 5.0
- VMware Aria Operations — versions VMware Aria Operations 8.12.x, 8.10.x, 8.6.x, VCF 5.x, 4.x
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0020.html (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.