CVE-2023-34060 json
VMware Cloud Director Appliance contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in case VMware Cloud Director Appliance was upgraded to 10.…
published 2023-11-14 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-38174
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.3%
- EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
VMware Cloud Director Appliance contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in case VMware Cloud Director Appliance was upgraded to 10.5 from an older version. On an upgraded version of VMware Cloud Director Appliance 10.5, a malicious actor with network access to the appliance can bypass login restrictions when authenticating on port 22 (ssh) or port 5480 (appliance management console) . This bypass is not present on port 443 (VCD provider and tenant login). On a new installation of VMware Cloud Director Appliance 10.5, the bypass is not present. VMware Cloud Director Appliance is impacted since it uses an affected version of sssd from the underlying Photon OS. The sssd issue is no longer present in versions of Photon OS that ship with sssd-2.8.1-11 or higher (Photon OS 3) or sssd-2.8.2-9 or higher (Photon OS 4 and 5).
Patch / fix
- vmware cloud_director 10.5
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
1.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- n/a VMware Cloud Director Appliance (VCD Appliance)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
References
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vmware.com
/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0026.html
vendor-advisory
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github.com
/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-5.0-143
vendor-advisory
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github.com
/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-4.0-512
vendor-advisory
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github.com
/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-3.0-687
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-34060
- NVD CVE-2023-34060
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