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'.

CVSS v3 6.7 MEDIUM

6.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0009.html	Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0009.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:aria_operations::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation::::::::

History

27 Jan 2025, 18:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-863

21 Nov 2024, 07:41

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0009.html - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0009.html - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2023-05-12 21:15

Updated : 2025-01-27 18:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-20880

Mitre link : CVE-2023-20880

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-20880

JSON object : View

Products Affected

vmware

aria_operations
cloud_foundation

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

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