CVE-2023-20888 in the critical feed json
Aria Operations for Networks contains an authenticated deserialization vulnerability.
published 2023-06-07 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-25059
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 82.3%
- EPSS 82.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.6%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
Aria Operations for Networks contains an authenticated deserialization vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to VMware Aria Operations for Networks and valid 'member' role credentials may be able to perform a deserialization attack resulting in remote code execution.
Patch / fix
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 22 mo ago
Exploit prediction
82.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template VMware Aria Operations for Networks - Remote Code Execution nuclei detection template
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- n/a Aria Operations for Networks (Formerly vRealize Network Insight)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
References
-
vmware.com
/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0012.html
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-20888
- NVD CVE-2023-20888
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