CVE-2023-20887

unknown KEV

Published 2023-06-22 · Modified 2023-06-22

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

2.5

Description

VMware Aria Operations for Networks (formerly vRealize Network Insight) contains a command injection vulnerability that allows a malicious actor with network access to perform an attack resulting in remote code execution.

CISA KEV

Vendor: VMware
Product: Aria Operations for Networks
Due date: 2023-07-13

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

99%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Metasploit modules

exploit_linux/http/vmware_vrni_rce_cve_2023_20887 rank 600

VMWare Aria Operations for Networks (vRealize Network Insight) pre-authenticated RCE

Source fetch failed: fetch_error — view the original via the link above.

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0012.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20887

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.