VMware Aria Ops: Privileges Escal to root via Local Admin
CVE-2023-20880 Published on May 12, 2023
VMware Aria Operations contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative access to the local system can escalate privileges to 'root'.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-20880 is exploitable 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.
Weakness Type
What is an AuthZ Vulnerability?
The software performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
CVE-2023-20880 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.
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Exploit Probability
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