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CVE-2023-20888

Aria Operations for Networks contains an authenticated deserialization vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to VMware Aria Operations for Networks and valid 'member' role credentials may be able to perform a deserialization attack resulting in remote code execution.

CVSS 8.8 · HighBuzz score 29.0

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 29.0

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 19.5 · diversity 9.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
19.5
6 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
9.5
4 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

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Evidence

Source links by recency

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6 source links · newest first
  • Researchers warn that a vulnerability patched this month in VMware Aria Operations for Networks, formerly known as vRealize Network Insight, is now seeing exploitation en masse. The flaw allows for remote code execution through command injection and is rated with critical severity. “New data from Akamai shows the scale of active scanning for sites vulnerable […]

    newswww.csoonline.comJun 26, 2023, 9:00 PM
  • CVE-2023-20887, a pre-authentication command injection vulnerability in VMware Aria Operations for Networks (formerly vRealize Network Insight), has been spotted being exploited in the wild. There are no workarounds to mitigate the risk of exploitation – enterprise admins are advised to upgrade their deployments with patches. CVE-2023-20887 exploited CVE-2023-20887 is one of three vulnerabilities recently discovered by Sina Kheirkhah of Summoning Team and an anonymous researcher and privately reported to VMware. “A malicious actor with network … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comJun 21, 2023, 8:25 AM
  • Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Building a culture of security awareness in healthcare begins with leadership In this Help Net Security interview, Ken Briggs, General Counsel at Salucro, discusses how fostering a culture of security awareness has become paramount for healthcare organizations. Building a hyper-connected future with 6G networks In this Help Net Security interview, Shamik Mishra, Capgemini‘s CTO of Connectivity, delves into the emerging … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comJun 18, 2023, 8:00 AM
  • VMware has fixed two critical (CVE-2023-20887, CVE-2023-20888) and one important vulnerability (CVE-2023-20889) in Aria Operations for Networks (formerly vRealize Network Insight), its popular enterprise network monitoring tool. About the vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-20887, CVE-2023-20888,CVE-2023-20889) CVE-2023-20887 is a pre-authentication command injection vulnerability that may allow a malicious actor with network access to VMware Aria Operations for Networks to perform a command injection attack and execute code remotely. “According to a tweet by researcher Y4er, CVE-2023-20887 is reportedly a … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comJun 15, 2023, 9:55 AM
  • Virtualization giant VMware addressed critical and high-severity vulnerabilities in VMware Aria Operations for Networks. Virtualization technology giant VMware released security patches to address three critical and high-severity vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-20887, CVE-2023-20888, CVE-2023-20889, in VMware Aria Operations for Networks. VMware Aria Operations for Networks (formerly vRealize Network Insight) is a network monitoring tool that helps organizations build […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comJun 7, 2023, 9:02 PM
  • VMware ships urgent patches to cover security defects that expose businesses to remote code execution attacks.

    newswww.securityweek.comJun 7, 2023, 3:01 PM

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