CVE-2023-20880

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-05-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-863

Description

VMware Aria Operations contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative access to the local system can escalate privileges to 'root'.

Affected products

VMware Aria Operations: from 8.6.0 before 8.12.0 — fixed in 8.12.0
VMware Cloud Foundation: from 4.0 through 4.5
VMware Aria Operations (formerly vRealize Operations): VMware Aria Operations prior to 8.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware Aria Operations 8.12.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0009.html
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0009.html

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