VMware Aria Operations up to 8.6 HF9/8.10 HF3 privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware Aria Operations up to 8.6 HF9/8.10 HF3. It has been rated as very critical. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-20877. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in VMware Aria Operations up to 8.6 HF9/8.10 HF3. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 05/12/2023 as VMSA-2023-0009. It is possible to read the advisory at vmware.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-20877. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/01/2025).

Applying the patch 8.6 HF10/8.10 HF4 is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-25049). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.7

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 8.6 HF10/8.10 HF4

Timelineinfo

11/01/2022 🔍
05/12/2023 +191 days 🔍
05/12/2023 +0 days 🔍
09/01/2025 +843 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2023-0009
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20877 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20877
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-228879
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 05/12/2023 07:57
Updated: 09/01/2025 21:04
Changes: 05/12/2023 07:57 (36), 06/08/2023 08:22 (2), 06/08/2023 08:25 (10), 01/27/2025 19:56 (24), 09/01/2025 21:04 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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