VMware Aria Operations up to 8.6 HF9/8.10 HF3 deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in VMware Aria Operations up to 8.6 HF9/8.10 HF3. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation can lead to deserialization. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-20878. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in VMware Aria Operations up to 8.6 HF9/8.10 HF3. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 05/12/2023 as VMSA-2023-0009. The advisory is shared for download at vmware.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-20878. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/02/2025).

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-2023-25050). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Patch: 8.6 HF10/8.10 HF4

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11/01/2022 🔍
05/12/2023 +191 days 🔍
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09/02/2025 +844 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2023-0009
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20878 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20878
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-228880
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 05/12/2023 07:57
Updated: 09/02/2025 02:32
Changes: 05/12/2023 07:57 (37), 06/08/2023 08:27 (2), 06/08/2023 08:30 (11), 01/27/2025 19:56 (26), 09/02/2025 02:32 (1)
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