CVE-2023-20887 (GCVE-0-2023-20887)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-06-07 14:16
Modified
2025-10-21 23:05
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CWE
- Networks Command Injection Vulnerability
Summary
Aria Operations for Networks contains a command injection vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to VMware Aria Operations for Networks may be able to perform a command injection attack resulting in remote code execution.
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Impacted products
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| n/a | Aria Operations for Networks (Formerly vRealize Network Insight) |
Version: Aria Operations for Networks (Formerly vRealize Network Insight) 6.x |
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Date added: 2023-06-22
Due date: 2023-07-13
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Used in ransomware: Unknown
Notes: https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0012.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20887
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