VMware Aria Operations up to 8.6 HF9/8.10 HF3 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in VMware Aria Operations up to 8.6 HF9/8.10 HF3. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-20879. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in VMware Aria Operations up to 8.6 HF9/8.10 HF3. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 05/12/2023 as VMSA-2023-0009. The advisory is shared at vmware.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-20879. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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-2023-25051). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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NVD Base Score: 6.7
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CNA Base Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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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 🔍
09/02/2025 +844 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2023-0009
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20879 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20879
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-228881
EUVD: 🔍
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 (36), 06/08/2023 08:34 (2), 06/08/2023 08:35 (10), 01/27/2025 18:40 (24), 09/02/2025 02:32 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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