VMware Aria Ops LPE: Admin-user Escalates to Root OS
CVE-2023-20879 Published on May 12, 2023

VMware Aria Operations contains a Local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative privileges in the Aria Operations application can gain root access to the underlying operating system.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-20879 can be exploited with local system access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
HIGH
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Products Associated with CVE-2023-20879

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VMware Cloud Foundation
 
VMware Vrealize Operations
 
VMware Aria Operations
 

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.05%
Percentile
16.85%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.