CVE-2023-34039 (GCVE-0-2023-34039)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-29 17:36 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:55
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Aria Operations for Networks contains an Authentication Bypass vulnerability due to a lack of unique cryptographic key generation. A malicious actor with network access to Aria Operations for Networks could bypass SSH authentication to gain access to the Aria Operations for Networks CLI.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Aria Operations for Networks |
Affected:
Aria Operations for Networks 6.x
|
Date Public
2023-08-29 17:34
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